Encouraging narratives in preschoolers: An intervention study

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-67

  Peterson, Carole ^b   Jesso, Beulah ^c   McCabe, Allyssa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b Psychology Department   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTHERS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033238041     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000998003651     Document Type: Article

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