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Assessing Dyslexia at Six Year of Age
Published on: May 1, 2020
Correction: Examining complex academic language in children with dyslexia: a comparative analysis with curriculum
Douglas B Petersen1, Gwendolyn H Stout2, Alisa Konishi-Therkildsen3
1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97332, Waco, TX, 76798, United States. dougslp@hotmail.com.
Annals of Dyslexia
|May 20, 2026
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