Comprehension problems in children with specific language impairment: does mental imagery training help?
Background: Children with specific language impairment experience story comprehension deficits. Research with typically developing children, poor comprehenders and poor readers has shown that the use of mental imagery aids in the comprehension of stories. Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of an in...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 648 - 665 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov/Dec2007
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