A Systematic Review of the Literature on Emergent Literacy Skills of Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 37-48

  Westerveld, Marleen F ^a   Trembath, David ^a   Shellshear, Leanne ^a   Paynter, Jessica ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AEIOU Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; emergent literacy; literacy; preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962092852     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: 15384764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022466915613593     Document Type: Article

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