A comparison of the responses of dyslexic, slow learning and control children to different strategies for teaching spellings

Dyslexia

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 212-222

  Brooks, P L ^a   Weeks, S A J ^a  

^a Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Multisensory teaching; Phonics; Slow learner

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011968549     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0909(1998120)4:4<212::AID-DYS120>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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