Reduced speaking rate as an early predictor of reading disability

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-297

  Smith, Allan B ^a   Roberts, Jenny ^b   Smith, Susan Lambrecht ^a   Locke, John L ^c   Bennett, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Articulation; Infants; Toddlers; Written comprehension disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748848286     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2006/027)     Document Type: Article

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