Lexical-semantic reading in a shallow orthography: Evidence from a girl with Williams Syndrome

Reading and Writing

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 569-588

  Barca, Laura ^a   Bello, Arianna ^b   Volterra, Virginia ^c   Burani, Cristina ^c  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lexical semantic reading; Neurodevelopmental disease; Reading aloud; Shallow orthography; Williams Syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951553704     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-009-9192-8     Document Type: Article

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