Validity of a parent report instrument for Irish-speaking toddlers

First Language

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-217

  O'Toole, Ciara ^a   Fletcher, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Irish language development; MacArthur Bates CDI; Parent report

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953009882     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0142723709359237     Document Type: Article

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