Vocabulary selection for Australian children who use augmentative and alternative communication

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 291-301

  Trembath, David ^a   Balandin, Susan ^a   Togher, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AAC; Augmentative and alternative communication; Preschool; Vocabulary selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAMPLE; SCHOOL; WORD RECOGNITION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS, NURSERY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOCABULARY;

EID: 36749013110     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250701689298     Document Type: Article

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