Makaton peer tutoring evaluation: 10 years on

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-42

  Hooper, Helen ^a   Walker, Margaret ^b  

^a PETERBOROUGH CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Makaton Vocabulary Development Project   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Communication skills; Daily activities; Makaton peer tutors; Professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949124920     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2002.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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