Comparing Efficacies of Neurocognitive Treatment and Homework Assistance Programs for Children with Learning Difficulties

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 333-345

  Lamminmäki, Tuija ^a   Ahonen, Timo ^b   Todd De Barra, Helena ^c   Tolvanen, Asko ^a   Michelsson, Katarina ^d   Lyytinen, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Niilo Maki Instituutti   (Finland)

^c Corp el Desarollo del Apredizaje ^*  (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; TEACHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; REMEDIAL TEACHING;

EID: 0031132304     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221949703000308     Document Type: Article

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