Intervention for verb argument structure in children with persistent SLI: A randomized control trial

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1330-1349

  Ebbels, Susan H ^a,b   Van Der Lely, Heather K J ^b   Dockrell, Julie E ^c  

^a Moor House School   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intervention; Language disorders; School aged children; Verb argument structure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; VERB ARGUMENT STRUCTURE THERAPY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; SEMANTICS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35848939820     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2007/093)     Document Type: Article

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