An Overview of Developments in Dyslexia

Dyslexia in Context: Research, Policy and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3-19

  Reid, Gavin ^a,b   Fawcett, Angela J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b The Red Rose School for dyslexic children in St Anne's Lancashire   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive science; Dyslexia; Government; Phonology; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889435777     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470777916.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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