Word-learning abilities in deaf and hard-of-hearing preschoolers: Effect of lexicon size and language modality

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-62

  Lederberg, Amy R ^a   Spencer, Patricia E ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH;

APTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 57849091715     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enn021     Document Type: Article

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