Working memory contributions to reading comprehension components in middle childhood children

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-289

  Chrysochoou, Elisavet ^a   Bablekou, Zoe ^a   Tsigilis, Nikolaos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHONETICS; READING; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHONETICS; READING; SERIAL LEARNING; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 80055101233     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.124.3.0275     Document Type: Article

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