Socioeconomic status, age and the classification of dyslexies and poor readers: the dangers of using IQ scores in the definition of reading disability

Dyslexia

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 90-104

  Siegel, Linda S ^a   Himel, Norman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0001836764     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0909(199806)4:2<90::aid-dys105>3.0.co;2-3     Document Type: Article

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