Follow-up study on reading comprehension in Down's syndrome: The role of reading skills and listening comprehension

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-242

  Roch, Maja ^a   Florit, Elena ^a   Levorato, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Follow up study; Listening comprehension; Reading comprehension; Reading skills; Simple view of reading

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; COMPREHENSION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952770961     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682822.2010.487882     Document Type: Article

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