Working memory, short-term memory, and speech rate as predictors of children's reading performance at different ages

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 720-734

  Swanson, H Lee ^a   Howell, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Redlands Unified School District   (United States)

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EID: 85047681950     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.93.4.720     Document Type: Article

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