Word-learning skills of deaf preschoolers: The development of novel mapping and rapid word-learning strategies

Child Development

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1571-1585

  Lederberg, Amy R ^a   Prezbindowski, Amy K ^c   Spencer, Patricia E ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIGN LANGUAGE;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEAFNESS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SIGN LANGUAGE; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0034330089     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00249     Document Type: Article

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