Evaluation of speech and language assessment approaches with bilingual children

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 613-627

  De Lamo White, Caroline ^a   Jin, Lixian ^b  

^a Leicester Partnership Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilingual children; Sociocultural approach; Speech and language assessment approaches

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MULTILINGUALISM; PROCEDURES; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY;

CHILD; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MULTILINGUALISM; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 84055221772     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2011.00049.x     Document Type: Review

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