Developing a Dyslexia Diagnostic Team: A Feasibility Project.
Purpose: Dyslexia, a neurobiological phonological processing deficit, can be identified early; however, there is a substantial variation between and within states regarding who makes this diagnosis and when. Dyslexia evaluations are often challenging to obtain and very expensive for families who nee...
| Publicado en: | Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 1039 - 1051 |
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Aug2024
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