Diagnostic accuracy and test-retest reliability of nonword repetition and digit span tasks administered to preschool children with specific language impairment

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-151

  Gray, Shelley ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonword repetition; Preschoolers; Specific language impairment; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0037333570     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9924(03)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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