Testing and beyond: Strategies and tools for evaluating and assessing infants and toddlers

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 341-364

  Crais, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evaluation; Infants and toddlers; Recommended practices; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MASS SCREENING; PHONETICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SEMANTICS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MASS SCREENING; MULTILINGUALISM; PHONETICS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEMANTICS;

EID: 79960548123     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2010/09-0061)     Document Type: Article

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