Cross-situational statistically based word learning intervention for late-talking toddlers

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 207-220

  Alt, Mary ^a   Meyers, Christina ^a   Oglivie, Trianna ^a   Nicholas, Katrina ^a   Arizmendi, Genesis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross situational; Late talkers; Statistical learning; Toddlers; Word learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS SITUATIONAL STATISTICAL LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TODDLER; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TEST; PROCEDURES; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84920052391     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: 18737994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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