Training Analogical Reasoning Skills in Children with Language Disorders

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-61

  Masterson, Julie J ^a   Perrey, Christine D ^b  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analogy; Cognitive; Disorders; Instruction; Intervention; Language

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033480975     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360.0801.53     Document Type: Article

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