The effect of script on poor readers' sensitivity to dynamic visual stimuli

Brain and Language

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 326-335

  Kim, Jeesun ^a   Davis, Chris ^a   Burnham, Denis ^b   Luksaneeyanawin, Sudaporn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; READING; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION; WRITING;

CHILD; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; READING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 7744243025     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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