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Peer reviewedCasby, Michael W. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1997
This paper reviews research on symbolic play gaps between children with and without language impairment (LI), arguing that these gaps should not be interpreted as demonstrative of marked deficits in general representational or specific symbolic play competence of children with LI. Frequent encroachment of language into testing procedures is cited…
Descriptors: Child Development, Language Impairments, Play, Pretend Play
