Teacher identification of speech and language impairment in kindergarten students using the Kindergarten Development Check

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 449-459

  Jessup, Belinda ^a   Ward, Elizabeth ^a   Cahill, Louise ^b   Keating, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service District   (Australia)

Author keywords

Identification; Language; Screening; Speech; Teacher

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849120339     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17549500802056151     Document Type: Article

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