Reading strategies and cognitive skills in children with cochlear implants

Acta Neuropsychologica

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-180

  Wass, Malin ^a   Lyxell, Björn ^a   Sahlén, Birgitta ^a,b   Asker Árnason, Lena ^b   Ibertsson, Tina ^b   Mäki Torkko, Elina ^a,c   Hällgren, Mathias ^a   Larsby, Birgitta ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lexical access; Phonological skills; Reading ability; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHONETICS; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 79951799637     PISSN: 17307503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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