Assessing early communicative ability: A cross-reporter cumulative score for the MacArthur CDI

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 735-758

  De Houwer, Annick ^a   Bornstein, Marc H ^b   Leach, Diane B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADULT; CHILD LANGUAGE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 29144513587     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000905007026     Document Type: Review

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