Dynamic assessment of word learning skills: Identifying language impairment in bilingual children

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-96

  Kapantzoglou, Maria ^a   Adelaida Restrepo, M ^a   Thompson, Marilyn S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual; Dynamic assessment; Language impairment; Word learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; LEARNING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LEARNING; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84855400882     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0095)     Document Type: Article

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