Fostering literal and inferential language skills in head start preschoolers with language impairment using scripted book-sharing discussions

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-95

  Van Kleeck, Anne ^a,d   Vander Woude, Judith ^b   Hammett, Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Callier Center for Communication Disorders   (United States)

Author keywords

Inferencing; Intervention; Language disorders in children; Preschoolers; Storybook sharing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645978427     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2006/009)     Document Type: Article

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