Narrative comprehension and retelling abilities of children with nonverbal learning disabilities

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-88

  Humphries, Tom ^a   Cardy, Janis Oram ^a   Worling, David E ^b,c   Peets, Kathleen ^d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NARRATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VOCABULARY;

EID: 4544232999     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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