An evaluation of the responsiveness of the Pre-Kindergarden ASHA NOMS

Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 74-82

  Thomas Stonell, Nancy ^a   McConney Ellis, Sharon ^a   Oddson, Bruce ^b   Robertson, Bernadette ^a   Rosenbaum, Peter ^c  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication disorders; Evaluation; Outcome measure; Preschool children; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447516654     PISSN: 1913200X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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