Evidence-based interventions for reading and language difficulties: Creating a virtuous circle

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-23

  Snowling, Margaret J ^a   Hulme, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PHONETICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEMANTICS;

CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; PHONETICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEMANTICS;

EID: 79952511342     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.2010.02014.x     Document Type: Review

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