Early predictors of language and social communication impairments at ages 9-11 years: A follow-up study of early-referred children

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1824-1836

  Chiat, Shula ^a   Roy, Penny ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Language disorders; Phonology; Social communication; Specific language impairment; Syntax

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHONETICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH THERAPY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD LANGUAGE; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; PHONETICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84889782178     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2013/12-0249)     Document Type: Article

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