The Relations Between Early Working Memory Abilities and Later Developing Reading Skills: A Longitudinal Study From Kindergarten to Fifth Grade

Mind, Brain, and Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 154-163

  Nevo, Einat ^a,b   Bar Kochva, Irit ^a,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b WESTERN GALILEE COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA)   (Germany)

^e German Institute for International Research (DIPF)   (Germany)

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EID: 84948768792     PISSN: 17512271     EISSN: 1751228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12084     Document Type: Article

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