The Effect of a Narrative Intervention on Story Retelling and Personal Story Generation Skills of Preschoolers With Risk Factors and Narrative Language Delays

Journal of Early Intervention

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 178-199

  Spencer, Trina D ^a   Slocum, Timothy A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

at risk for school readiness; child development; disabilities and developmental delays; early intervention issues; effective intervention; language development; single case methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955904637     PISSN: 10538151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1053815110379124     Document Type: Article

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