From ear to cortex: A perspective on what clinicians need to understand about speech perception and language processing

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 237-252

  Nittrouer, Susan ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Language processing; Phonological awareness; Phonological processing; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036803489     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2002/020)     Document Type: Article

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