Computer-supported phonological awareness intervention for kindergarten children with specific language impairment

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-239

  Segers, Eliane ^a   Verhoeven, Ludo ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer; Intervention; Phonological awareness; SLI; Speech manipulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242720486     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2004/022)     Document Type: Article

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