The relationship of reading ability to creativity: Positive, not negative associations

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 171-176

  Ritchie, Stuart J ^a   Luciano, Michelle ^a   Hansell, Narelle K ^b   Wright, Margaret J ^b   Bates, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Creativity; Dyslexia; Learning disabilities; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881541742     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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