Phonological deficits in specific language impairment and developmental dyslexia: Towards a multidimensional model

Brain

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 630-645

  Ramus, Franck ^a   Marshall, Chloe R ^b,c   Rosen, Stuart ^d   Van Der Lely, Heather K J ^b,e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Centre for Developmental Language Disorders and Cognitive Neuroscience   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dyslexia; morphology; phonology; specific language impairment; syntax

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PERCEPTION; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

EID: 84874324702     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/aws356     Document Type: Article

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