List context manipulation reveals orthographic deficits in Italian readers with developmental dyslexia

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 459-482

  Paizi, Despina ^a,b   Burani, Cristina ^a   De Luca, Maria ^c   Zoccolotti, Pierluigi ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developmental dyslexia; List context; Stimulus length; word frequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; READING;

CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; REACTION TIME; READING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 80052430307     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2010.551187     Document Type: Article

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