The Effect of Five Proofreading Conditions on the Spelling Performance of College Students with Learning Disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 643-651

  McNaughton, David ^a   Hughes, Charles ^c   Clark, Karen ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; WRITING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; READING; SOFTWARE; VERBAL LEARNING; WRITING;

EID: 0031278642     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221949703000608     Document Type: Article

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