Reading disabilities in adults: A selective meta-analysis of the literature

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1362-1390

  Swanson, H Lee ^a   Hsieh, Ching Ju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Cognition; Comprehension; Language; Reading disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951005296     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654309350931     Document Type: Article

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