Narrative writing in children and adolescents: Examining the literate lexicon

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-13

  Sun, Lei ^a   Nippold, Marilyn A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstract nouns; Complex syntax; Metacognitive verbs; Narrative writing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; SEMANTICS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; NARRATION; SEMANTICS; WRITING;

EID: 84855403721     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0099)     Document Type: Article

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