Role of working memory in explaining the performance of individuals with specific reading comprehension difficulties: A meta-analysis

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-251

  Carretti, Barbara ^a   Borella, Erika ^a   Cornoldi, Cesare ^a   De Beni, Rossana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Reading comprehension difficulties; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249116847     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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