Language Characteristics of Native American Children

No AccessPerspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) PopulationsArticle1 Dec 2000Language Characteristics of Native American Children: Considerations for Assessment Edgarita Long and Christine Begay Vining Edgarita Long University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR Google Scholar and Christine Begay Vining Center for Development and Disability University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM Google Scholar https://doi.org/10.1044/cds6.3.6 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In References Allison, S. R. & Vining, C. B. (1999). Native American culture and language considerations in service delivery.In T. V. Fletcher & C. S. Bos (Eds.), Helping individuals with disabilities and their families: Mexican and U.S. perspectives (pp.193–206). Tempe, AZ: Bilingual Review/Press. Google Scholar Basso, K. H. (1970). 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