What the word processing skills of prelingually deafened readers tell about the roots of dyslexia

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 369-393

  Miller, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Deafness; Dyslexia; Phonology; Reading; Reading disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344445249     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-005-6620-9     Document Type: Review

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