Early predictors of dyslexia in Chinese children: Familial history of dyslexia, language delay, and cognitive profiles

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-211

  McBride Chang, Catherine ^a   Lam, Fanny ^b   Lam, Catherine ^b   Chan, Becky ^b   Fong, Cathy Y C ^c   Wong, Terry T Y ^a   Wong, Simpson W L ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

genetic risk; Language impairment; morphological awareness; rapid automatized naming

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; RISK FACTOR;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; READING; RISK FACTORS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 78651468776     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02299.x     Document Type: Article

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