Characterizing the overlap between SLI and dyslexia in Chinese: The role of phonology and beyond

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-57

  Wong, Anita M Y ^a   Kidd, Joanna C ^a   Ho, Connie S H ^a   Au, Terry K F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 75649090421     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888430903242043     Document Type: Article

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