Reading, arithmetic, and task orientation - How are they related?

Annals of Dyslexia

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 361-377

  Lundberg, Ingvar ^a   Sterner, Görel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Crosslagged correlation; Dyscalculia; Dyslexia; Reading; Task orientation; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846883051     PISSN: 07369387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11881-006-0016-0     Document Type: Review

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