Symbols build communication and thought: The role of gestures and words in the development of engagement skills and social-emotional concepts during toddlerhood

Social Development

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 601-626

  Vallotton, Claire D ^a   Ayoub, Catherine C ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gesture; Language; Social development; Symbol

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954786303     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2009.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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