Symbol communication in special schools in England: The current position and some key issues

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 196-201

  Abbott, Chris ^a   Lucey, Helen ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Communication; Literacy; Questionnaire; Special schools; Symbolic language

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244461388     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2005.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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