Efficacy of expansions and cloze procedures in the development of interpretations by preschool children exhibiting delayed language development

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-95

  Bradshaw, Monica L ^a   Hoffman, Paul R ^b   Norris, Janet A ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Language disorders; Language intervention; Preschool children; Storybook reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032221366     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461.2902.85     Document Type: Article

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