Clinical Implications of the Natural History of Slow Expressive Language Development

No AccessEditor's AwardAmerican Journal of Speech-Language PathologySecond Opinion1 May 1996Clinical Implications of the Natural History of Slow Expressive Language Development Rhea Paul Rhea Paul Corresponding author: e-mail: E-mail Address: [email protected] Portland State University, Portland, OR Google Scholar https://doi.org/10.1044/1058-0360.0502.05 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In References Applebee, A. (1978). The child's concept of story. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Google Scholar Aram, D., Ekelman, B., & Nation, J. (1984). Preschoolers with language disorders: 10 years later.Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 27, 232–244. ASHAWireGoogle Scholar Aram, D., & Nation, J. (1980). Preschool language disorders and subsequent language and academic difficulties.Journal of Communication Disorders, 13, 159–170. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Bayley, N. (1969). 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