Cognitive predictors of language development in children with specific language impairment SLI

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 639-655

  Van Daal, John ^a,b   Verhoeven, Ludo ^a   Van Balkom, Hans ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive predictors; Language factors; Longitudinal; Specific language impairment SLI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; SEMANTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 70350681154     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820802276930     Document Type: Article

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