Varieties of Developmental Reading Disorder: Genetic and Environmental Influences

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-94

  Castles, Anne ^a   Datta, Helen ^b   Gayan, Javier ^b   Olson, Richard K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Dyslexia; Genetic influences; Orthographic deficits; Phonological deficits; Reading disorders; Subtypes of dyslexia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COLORADO; DISEASES IN TWINS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0033069644     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1998.2482     Document Type: Article

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