Visual versus phonological abilities in Spanish dyslexic boys and girls

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-278

  Bednarek, Dorota ^a   Saldaña, David ^b   García, Isabel ^b  

^a SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coherent motion; Dyslexia; Gender differences; Phonological abilities

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ARTICULATION DISORDERS; AWARENESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 67349123668     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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