Bilingual children with specific language impairment and standardized assessments: Preliminary findings from a study of children in language units

International Journal of Bilingualism

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-134

  Crutchley, Alison ^a   Conti Ramsden, Gina ^a   Botting, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilingual children; Specific language impairment; Standardized assessments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001460956     PISSN: 13670069     EISSN: 17566878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136700699700100202     Document Type: Article

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