Patterns of adult-child linguistic interaction in integrated day care groups

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-168

  Girolametto, Luigi ^a   Hoaken, Lisa ^a   Weitzman, Elaine ^b   Van Lieshout, Riet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of Toronto ^*

Author keywords

Adult child interaction; Children; Day care; Developmental disability; Language delay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034400411     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461.3102.155     Document Type: Article

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