Language sample analysis in Spanish-speaking children: Methodological considerations

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-98

  Gutiérrez Clellen, Vera F ^d   Restrepo, M Adelaida ^a   Bedore, Lisa ^b   Peña, Elizabeth ^b   Anderson, Raquel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Assessment; Language; Spanish

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033633879     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461.3101.88     Document Type: Article

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