The representation and attainment of students with dyslexia in UK higher education

Reading and Writing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 475-503

  Richardson, John T E ^a   Wydell, Taeko N ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic attainment; Completion rate; Developmental dyslexia; Higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542516079     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024261927214     Document Type: Article

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