Phonological awareness in young Chinese children

Developmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 171-181

  Shu, Hua ^a   Peng, Hong ^a,b   McBride Chang, Catherine ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Service and Guidance Center   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOGNITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PHONETICS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 37249040490     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00654.x     Document Type: Article

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