Does a visual-orthographic deficit contribute to reading disability?

Annals of Dyslexia

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-52

  Badian, Nathlie A ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Letter orientation; Low level visual processing; Naming speed; Phonological awareness; Reading disability; Visual orthographic skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144446447     PISSN: 07369387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11881-005-0003-x     Document Type: Article

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