Computerized screening for visual stress in children with dyslexia

Dyslexia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-151

  Singleton, Chris ^a   Henderson, Lisa Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coloured overlays; Dyslexia; Visual search; Visual stress; Visual stress screener; WRRT

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RISK FACTOR; VALIDITY; VISUAL STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FIELD DEPENDENCE-INDEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; REACTION TIME; REMEDIAL TEACHING; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 34249815820     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: 10990909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dys.329     Document Type: Article

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