A parent-directed language intervention for children of low socioeconomic status: A randomized controlled pilot study

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 366-406

  Suskind, Dana L ^a   Leffel, Kristin R ^a   Graf, Eileen ^a   Hernandez, Marc W ^b   Gunderson, Elizabeth A ^c   Sapolich, Shannon G ^d   Suskind, Elizabeth ^a   Leininger, Lindsey ^e   Goldin Meadow, Susan ^b   LeVine, Susan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84930423678     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000915000033     Document Type: Article

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