Are specific language impairment and dyslexia distinct disorders?

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1378-1396

  Catts, Hugh W ^a   Adlof, Suzanne M ^a   Hogan, Tiffany P ^a   Weismer, Susan Ellis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Nonword repetition; Phonological awareness; Phonological processing; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KINDERGARTEN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PHONETICS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PHONETICS; READING;

EID: 33644829324     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2005/096)     Document Type: Article

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