Cat, rat, and rugrats: Narrative comprehension in young children with Down syndrome

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-351

  Kim, Ockjean ^a   Kendeou, Panayiota ^b   Van Den Broek, Paul ^c   White, Mary Jane ^c   Kremer, Kathleen ^d  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Fisher Price Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal connections; Down syndrome; Narrative comprehension; Television story

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449087702     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-008-9101-0     Document Type: Article

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