Speech perception deficits in poor readers: A reply to Denenberg's critique

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 317-321

  Studdert Kennedy, Michael ^a,b   Mody, Maria ^c   Brady, Susan ^a,d  

^a HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

CHILD; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0040885725     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221940003300403     Document Type: Review

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