Reading Comprehension and Working Memory in Learning-Disabled Readers: Is the Phonological Loop More Important Than the Executive System?

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-31

  Swanson, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive processing; Learning disabilities; Phonological processing; Processing speed; Reading comprehension; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PROCESSES; PHONETICS; READING;

EID: 0032607415     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1998.2477     Document Type: Article

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