An evaluation of reading comprehension of expository text in adults with traumatic brain injury

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 160-175

  Sohlberg, Mckay Moore ^a   Griffiths, Gina G ^a   Fickas, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Assessment; Cognition; Dyslexia; Education; Reading; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA, ACQUIRED; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; PROCEDURES; READING; RECALL; SPEECH DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPREHENSION; CUES; DYSLEXIA, ACQUIRED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; READING; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901441799     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2013_AJSLP-12-0005     Document Type: Article

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