The Reading Comprehension Abilities of Dyslexic Students in Higher Education

Dyslexia

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 178-192

  Simmons, Fiona ^b   Singleton, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adults; Developmental dyslexia; Higher education; Reading comprehension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; LOGIC; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LOGIC; MALE; READING; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0034222187     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0909(200007/09)6:3<178::AID-DYS171>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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