Social communication interventions for preschoolers: Targeting peer interactions during peer group entry and cooperative play

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 170-180

  Timler, Geralyn R ^a   Oslwang, Lesley B ^b   Coggins, Truman E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer interaction; Preschool children; Social communication assessment; Social communication intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MENTAL HEALTH; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PLAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 27844525432     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-917122     Document Type: Article

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