Response variability in rapid automatized naming predicts reading comprehension

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 877-888

  Li, James J ^a   Cutting, Laurie E ^b,c   Ryan, Matthew ^b   Zilioli, Monica ^d   Denckla, Martha B ^b,c   Mahone, E Mark ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GOUCHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Comprehension; Dyslexia; Executive function; Reading; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; READING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; NAMES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; READING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 74949125950     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390802646973     Document Type: Article

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