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Awareness and Automaticity in Reading

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Dyslexia: Advances in Theory and Practice

Part of the book series: Neuropsychology and Cognition ((NPCO,volume 16))

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It is no exageration to say that without professor Torleiv Høien’s insight and inspiration, I would not be working in the field of dyslexia research today. I had completely different plans back then, when Torleiv, with his characteristic and infectious enthusiasm told me about all the important and fascinating challenges and unsolved problems in the field of reading research. These conversations were the start of many years of fruitful cooperation and friendship. It is therefore with joy that I am allowed through this Festschrift to voice some of my gratitude for these many years of common work.

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Tønnessen, F.E. (1999). Awareness and Automaticity in Reading. In: Lundberg, I., Tønnessen, F.E., Austad, I. (eds) Dyslexia: Advances in Theory and Practice. Neuropsychology and Cognition, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4667-8_7

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