Teaching students with dyslexia in higher education

Education and Training

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-149

  Taylor, Mark J ^a   Duffy, Sandi ^a   England, David ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Higher education; Teaching; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 71649099467     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910910941291     Document Type: Article

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