Comparing phonological skills and spelling abilities in children with reading and language impairments

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-124

  Larkin, Rebecca F ^a   Snowling, Margaret J ^b  

^a YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Language impairments; Phonological skills; Reading difficulties; Spelling

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; ALEXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PHONEME; PHONETICS; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SPELLING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PHONATION; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; READING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 37849014348     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820601178584     Document Type: Article

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