Computer-based auditory training (CBAT): Benefits for children with language- and reading-related learning difficulties

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 708-717

  Loo, Jenny Hooi Yin ^a,b   Bamiou, Doris Eva ^a   Campbell, Nicci ^c   Luxon, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER BASED AUDITORY TRAINING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DYSLEXIA; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REVIEW; SKILL; SOUND; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH THERAPY; SPELLING; TRAINING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LEARNING DISORDERS; PHONETICS; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TEACHING; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 77955137431     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03654.x     Document Type: Review

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