Mind the gap: Increased inter-letter spacing as a means of improving reading performance

Shahar Dotan1, Tami Katzir1

  • 1Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center, Department of Learning Disabilities, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel 31905, Haifa, Israel.

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