Speech-Language Pathologists' Beliefs About Language Assessment of Bilingual/Bicultural Individuals.

A survey of speech/language pathologists, in 5 states across the United States was conducted to determine their beliefs about the language assessment of bilingual/bicultural individuals. Most SLPs reported low efficacy in bilingual assessment for both their own skills (personal efficacy) and those o...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 73 - 92
Autor principal: Kritikos, Effie Papoutsis
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Publicado: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Feb2003
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