The development of vocabulary in Spanish children with Down syndrome: Comprehension, production, and gestures

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 184-196

  Galeote, Miguel ^a   Sebastin, Eugenia ^b   Checa, Elena ^a   Rey, Roco ^a   Soto, Pilar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Down syndrome; MacArthurBates CDI; Productive vocabulary; Receptive vocabulary; Symbolic gestures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPAIN; SPEECH;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPAIN; SPEECH; VOCABULARY;

EID: 80051735391     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2011.599317     Document Type: Article

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