Emergent name-writing abilities of preschool-age children with language impairment

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-66

  Cabell, Sonia Q ^a   Justice, Laura M ^a,b   Zucker, Tricia A ^a   McGinty, Anita S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergent literacy; Language impairment; Name writing; Preschool; Writing

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WRITING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; WRITING;

EID: 58449130689     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2008/07-0052)     Document Type: Article

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