Theoretical influences on research on language development and intervention in individuals with mental retardation

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 184-192

  Abbeduto, Leonard ^a   Boudreau, Donna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergentism; Environmental contributions; Genetic syndromes; Language development; Language intervention; Modularity; Nativism; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH THERAPY; THEORY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 11844256289     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20032     Document Type: Review

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