Effects of a naturalistic sign intervention on expressive language of toddlers with down syndrome

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 994-1008

  Wright, Courtney A ^a   Kaiser, Ann P ^a   Reikowsky, Dawn I ^a   Roberts, Megan Y ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Early intervention; Language intervention; Sign language; Simultaneous communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE INTERVENTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SIGN LANGUAGE; SIMULTANEOUS COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; COMPLICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; PROCEDURES;

DOWN SYNDROME; EARLY INTERVENTION; LANGUAGE INTERVENTION; SIGN LANGUAGE; SIMULTANEOUS COMMUNICATION;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SIGN LANGUAGE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84879549065     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/12-0060)     Document Type: Article

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