Celebrating young indigenous Australian children's speech and language competence

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 118-131

  McLeod, Sharynne ^a   Verdon, Sarah ^a   Kneebone, Laura Bennetts ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Capital Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Children; Communication; Indigenous; Language; Speech

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901040169     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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