Role of visual attention in cognitive control of oculomotor readiness in students with Reading Disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-118

  Solan, Harold A ^a   Larson, Steven ^a   Shelley Tremblay, John ^b   Ficarra, Anthony ^c   Silverman, Michael ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTENTION; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REMEDIAL TEACHING; RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0040152578     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221940103400202     Document Type: Article

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