Temporal processing deficits in remediation-resistant reading-impaired children

Audiology and Neuro-Otology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-97

  Cacace, Anthony T ^a   McFarland, Dennis J ^b   Ouimet, John R ^c   Schrieber, Edward J ^c   Marro, Peggy ^c  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Learning Disabilities Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory perception; Dyslexia; Just noticeable differences; Temporal integration; Temporal order discrimination; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0034058237     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013871     Document Type: Article

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