Eye-movement patterns of readers with down syndrome during sentence-processing: An exploratory study

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-206

  Frenck Mestre, Cheryl ^a   Zardan, Nathalie ^b   Colas, Annie ^c   Ghio, Alain ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Aix Marseille University ^*

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; READING; REFERENCE VALUE; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SEMANTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; REACTION TIME; READING; REFERENCE VALUES; SACCADES; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953648070     PISSN: 19447558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-115.3.193     Document Type: Article

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