Framework for studying how children with developmental disabilities develop language through augmented means

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 172-178

  Romski, Mary Ann ^a   Sevcik, Rose A ^a   Adamson, Lauren B ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Language development; Theory

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR NONVOCAL PERSONS; PEDIATRICS;

AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOCOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 0031234861     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434619712331277988     Document Type: Article

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