Reading development in young children: Genetic and environmental influences

Child Development

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2131-2144

  Logan, Jessica A R ^a   Hart, Sara A ^b   Cutting, Laurie ^c   Deater Deckard, Kirby ^d   Schatschneider, Chris ^b   Petrill, Stephen ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; TWINS;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; READING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84887341708     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12104     Document Type: Article

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