Thinking out loud: An exploration of problem-solving language in preschoolers with and without language impairment

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-15

  Sturn, Arlene ^a,b   Johnston, Judith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b School of Audiology and Speech Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognition and language; Private speech; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPEECH;

EID: 0032958314     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136828299247586     Document Type: Article

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