Executive function and early reading skills

Reading and Writing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 453-472

  Foy, Judith G ^a   Mann, Virginia A ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous performance; Early reading; Executive function; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873745899     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-012-9376-5     Document Type: Article

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