Reading comprehension of flemish deaf children in belgium: Sources of variability in reading comprehension after cochlear implantation

Deafness and Education International

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 77-98

  Kant, Anne Van Der ^a   Vermeulen, Anneke ^a   Raeve, Leo De ^b   Schreuder, Robert ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Independent Information Centre on Cochlear Implants (ONICI)   (Belgium)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cochlear implantation; Deafness; Language; Reading comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952824751     PISSN: 14643154     EISSN: 1557069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146431510X12626982043769     Document Type: Article

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