Language skills in shy and non-shy preschoolers and the effects of assessment context

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-71

  Spere, Katherine A ^a   Evans, Mary Ann ^a   Hendry, Carol Anne ^a   Mansell, Jubilea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS; TEMPERAMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSERTIVENESS; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SPEECH; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TEMPERAMENT; VOCABULARY;

EID: 61549105321     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000908008842     Document Type: Article

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