Second language learning difficulties in chinese children with dyslexia: What are the reading-related cognitive skills that contribute to english and chinese word reading?

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-211

  Chung, Kevin Kien Hoa ^a   Ho, Connie Suk Han ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cross language aspects; Dyslexia; Precursors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TEST; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; VISION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; MULTILINGUALISM; PSYCHOLOGY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; READING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL LEARNING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77951592976     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219409345018     Document Type: Article

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