Working memory limitations in children with severe language impairment

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-107

  van Daal, John ^a   Verhoeven, Ludo ^b   van Leeuwe, Jan ^b   van Balkom, Hans ^b  

^a Sint Marie Center for Children with Auditory or Communication Problems   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEMANTIC MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38149044185     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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