Responsiveness of child care providers in interactions with toddlers and preschoolers

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 268-281

  Girolametto, Luigi ^a   Weitzman, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult child interaction; Child care; Children; Language development; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036804660     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2002/022)     Document Type: Article

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