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Genetic and Environmental Causes of Reading Disabilities: Results from the Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA

    Richard K. Olson

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  1. The Dyslexia Institute, Egham, UK

    Martin Turner (Consulting Educational Psychologist and Head of Psychology) (Consulting Educational Psychologist and Head of Psychology)

  2. The Dyslexia Institute, University of York, York, UK

    John Rack

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Olson, R.K. (2005). Genetic and Environmental Causes of Reading Disabilities: Results from the Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center. In: Turner, M., Rack, J. (eds) The Study of Dyslexia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48534-6_2

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