Auditory processing interventions and developmental dyslexia: A comparison of phonemic and rhythmic approaches

Reading and Writing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-161

  Thomson, Jennifer M ^a   Leong, Victoria ^b   Goswami, Usha ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory processing; Developmental dyslexia; Intervention; Rhythm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872913527     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-012-9359-6     Document Type: Article

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