Relevance of neuroscience to effective education for students with reading and other learning disabilities

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 840-845

  Moats, Louisa ^a  

^a Sopris West Educational Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LINGUISTICS; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROSCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDERS; MATHEMATICS; NEUROSCIENCES; PHONETICS; WRITING;

EID: 8844266857     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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