Should we use telegraphic or grammatical input in the early stages of language development with children who have language impairments? A meta-analysis of the research and expert opinion

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-21

  Kleeck, Anne Van ^a   Schwarz, Amy Louise ^a   Fey, Marc ^b   Kaiser, Ann ^c   Miller, Jon ^d   Weitzman, Elaine ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e Hanen Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Language disorders; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449111806     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2009/08-0075)     Document Type: Article

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