Kindergarten prevention of dyslexia: Does training in phonological awareness work for everybody?

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 429-436

  Schneider, Wolfgang ^a   Ennemoser, Marco ^b   Roth, Ellen ^a   Küspert, Petra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Clinic for Child and Youth Psychiatry ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; DAY CARE; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHONETICS; TEACHING;

AGE FACTORS; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; TEACHING;

EID: 0033459698     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221949903200508     Document Type: Article

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