Nouns and predicates comprehension and production in children with Down syndrome

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 761-775

  Bello, A ^a   Onofrio, D ^b   Caselli, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Gestures; Nouns and predicates; Vocabulary comprehension; Vocabulary production

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; ITALIAN; MACARTHUR BATES COMMUNICATIVE DEVELOPMENT INVENTORIES; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PICTURE NAMING GAME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH ARTICULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEAKNESS;

DOWN SYNDROME; GESTURES; NOUNS AND PREDICATES; VOCABULARY COMPREHENSION; VOCABULARY PRODUCTION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84896714545     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.01.023     Document Type: Article

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