Reading and writing with aphasia in the 21st century: Technological applications of supported reading comprehension and written expression

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 758-769

  Dietz, Aimee ^a   Ball, Angel ^b   Griffith, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

agraphia; alexia; aphasia; reading comprehension; technology; World Wide Web; written expression

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PREDICTION; READING; TECHNOLOGY; WEB BROWSER; WORD RECOGNITION; WRITING; WRITTEN LANGUAGE; HISTORY; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

APHASIA; COMPREHENSION; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNET; READING; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGY; WRITING;

EID: 84859767182     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: 19455119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1806-758     Document Type: Article

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