Effects of working memory training on reading in children with special needs

Reading and Writing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 479-491

  Dahlin, Karin I E ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Reading comprehension; Small groups; Special education; Special needs; Word decoding; Working memory; Working memory training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952699071     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-010-9238-y     Document Type: Article

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