The relative roles of IQ and cognitive processes in reading disability

Educational Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-43

  Jiménez, Juan E ^a,b   Siegel, Linda ^b   O'Shanahan, Isabel ^a   Ford, Laurie ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Instrument; IQ; Reading disability; Special needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849130158     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410802459226     Document Type: Article

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