Effects of robust vocabulary instruction and multicultural text on the development of word knowledge among African American children

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-179

  Lovelace, Sherri ^a   Stewart, Sharon R ^b  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Cultural and linguistic diversity; Storybooks; Vocabulary; Word knowledge

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BOOKS, ILLUSTRATED; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LEARNING; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VOCABULARY;

EID: 67049161865     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2008/08-0023)     Document Type: Article

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