Investigating speech perception in children with dyslexia: Is there evidence of a consistent deficit in individuals?

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1682-1701

  Messaoud Galusi, Souhila ^a   Hazan, Valerie ^a   Rosen, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Categorical perception; Dyslexia; Noise; Reading; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NOISE; PHONETICS; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 85047687174     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/09-0261)     Document Type: Article

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