Oral language expectations for African American preschoolers and kindergartners

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-70

  Craig, Holly K ^a   Washington, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Assessment; Language; Minorities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENSITY; EDUCATION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; NEGRO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOICE;

EID: 0036002453     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2002/007)     Document Type: Article

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