The development and predictive relations of play and language across the second year

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-186

  Lyytinen, Paula ^a   Laakso, Marja Leena ^b   Poikkeus, Anna Maija ^b   Rita, Niina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Language development; Nonsymbolic play; Play assessment; Symbolic play

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMBOLISM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 0033190687     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00115     Document Type: Article

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