A systematic review of cross-linguistic and multilingual speech and language outcomes for children with hearing loss

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 287-309

  Crowe, Kathryn ^a   McLeod, Sharynne ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cross linguistic; hearing loss; language skills; monolingual; multilingual; sign language

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893743901     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2012.758686     Document Type: Review

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