Phonological milestones for African American English-speaking children learning Mainstream American English as a second dialect

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-244

  Pearson, Barbara Z ^a   Velleman, Shelley L ^a   Bryant, Timothy J ^b   Charko, Tiffany ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c Agawam Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

African American English; Evidence based practice; Multicultural issues; Speech and assessment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PHONETICS; SPEECH; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68049120236     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2008/08-0064)     Document Type: Article

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