The relationship between working memory and writing in younger and older adults

Reading and Writing

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 759-784

  Hoskyn, Maureen ^a   Swanson, H Lee ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult literacy; Adult writing; Memory; Working memory; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943065685     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027320226283     Document Type: Article

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