Validity of a Parent-Report Measure of Vocabulary and Grammar for Spanish-Speaking Toddlers

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-5, 2000, Pages 1087-1100

  Thal, Donna J ^a,b   Jackson Maldonado, Donna ^c   Acosta, Dora ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Grammar; Language development; Parent report; Spanish; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0346485988     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4305.1087     Document Type: Article

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