The second deficit: An investigation of the independence of phonological and naming-speed deficits in developmental dyslexia

Reading and Writing

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 43-72

  Wolf, Maryanne ^a   O'Rourke, Alyssa Goldberg ^a   Gidney, Calvin ^a   Lovett, Maureen ^b   Cirino, Paul ^c   Morris, Robin ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Naming speed; Phonology; Reading; Reading disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002970627     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1013816320290     Document Type: Article

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