Specific language impairment and executive functioning: Parent and teacher ratings of behavior

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-172

  Wittke, Kacie ^a   Spaulding, Tammie J ^a   Schechtman, Calli J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Executive functioning; Language; Sli

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878187838     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2012/11-0052)     Document Type: Article

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