Toward evidence-based literacy interventions for children with severe and multiple disabilities

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-90

  Koppenhaver, David A ^a,c   Hendrix, Mary P ^b,c   Williams, Amy R ^b,c  

^a Language Reading and Exceptionalities Department   (United States)

^b Educational Leadership Program   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentive and alternative communication; Early literacy; Emergent literacy; Multiple disabilities

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHONETICS; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TEACHING;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS;

EID: 34247161218     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-967932     Document Type: Article

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