What component of executive functions contributes to normal and impaired reading comprehension in young adults?

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 49-50, Issue , 2016, Pages 118-128

  Georgiou, George K ^a   Das, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Executive functions; Planning; Reading comprehension; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; READING TEST; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; MALE; READING; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPREHENSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949871308     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2015.12.001     Document Type: Article

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