Language acquisition by children with Down syndrome: A naturalistic approach to assisting language acquisition

Child Language Teaching and Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-180

  Vilaseca, Rosa Maria ^a   Del Rio, Maria José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 33751257371     PISSN: 02656590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0265659004ct269oa     Document Type: Article

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