Amplitude envelope perception, phonology and prosodic sensitivity in children with developmental dyslexia

Reading and Writing

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 995-1019

  Goswami, Usha ^a   Gerson, Danielle ^a   Astruc, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplitude envelope; Dyslexia; Phonology; Prosody; Reading; Rhyme

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955658334     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-009-9186-6     Document Type: Article

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