Which components of working memory are important in the writing process?

Reading and Writing

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 721-752

  Vanderberg, Robert ^a   Lee Swanson, H ^b  

^a CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Short term memory; Working memory; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547458515     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-006-9046-6     Document Type: Article

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