The role of visual and phonological representations in the processing of written words by readers with diagnosed dyslexia: Evidence from a working memory task

Annals of Dyslexia

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-33

  Miller, Paul ^a   Kupfermann, Amirit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Phonological coding; Reading strategy; Visual coding; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHONETICS; READING; RECOGNITION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL PROCESSES; PHONETICS; READING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 67651056372     PISSN: 07369387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11881-009-0021-1     Document Type: Article

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