Working memory, short-term memory, and reading disabilities: A selective meta-analysis of the literature

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-287

  Swanson, H Lee ^a   Xinhua Zheng, ^a   Jerman, Olga ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Frostig School Pasadena   (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligence; Meta analysis; Reading disabilities; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; META ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; SERIAL LEARNING; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 65349116494     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219409331958     Document Type: Article

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