Cognitive and language acquisition in typical and aided language learning: A review of recent evidence from an aided communication perspective

Child Language Teaching and Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-58

  Murray, Janice ^a   Goldbart, Juliet ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); Evidence based practice; Executive functions; Grammatical development; Language development; Lexical development; Memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949115414     PISSN: 02656590     EISSN: 14770865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265659008098660     Document Type: Article

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