The role of working memory, inhibition, and processing speed in text comprehension in children

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-92

  Borella, Erika ^a   de Ribaupierre, Anik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Inhibition; Processing speed; Reading comprehension; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903762944     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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