Reading comprehension in children with specific language impairment: An examination of two subgroups

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-57

  Kelso, Katrina ^a   Fletcher, Janet ^b   Lee, Penny ^b  

^a Language Speech and Learning Services   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Reading comprehension; Specific language impairment (SLI)

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHONETICS; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT; SPEECH ARTICULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; PHONETICS; READING;

EID: 33847078020     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820600693013     Document Type: Article

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