Effect of sound field amplification on grade 1 reading outcomes

Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-24

  Millett, Pamela ^a   Purcell, Neil ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental reading assessment; Reading; Sound field amplification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951150936     PISSN: 1913200X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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