Oral language expectations for African American children in grades 1 through 5

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-130

  Craig, Holly K ^a   Washington, Julie A ^a,b   Thompson, Connie A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ypsilanti Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Assessment; Language; Minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744483117     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2005/013)     Document Type: Article

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