Learning disabilities and the auditory and visual matching computer program

Support for Learning

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 80-88

  Törmänen, Minna R K ^a   Takala, Marjatta ^a   Sajaniemi, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

ADD; Auditory and visual matching; Dyslexia; Intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449160209     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2008.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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