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The goal of early language intervention is to teach children the community language resulting in a functional communication system. This enterprise presumes the early identification of children at risk for impaired communication development and strategies that sustain facilitation of language acquisition when initiated early in life.
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Miller, J.F. (1981). Early Language Intervention: When and How. In: Lewis, M., Taft, L.T. (eds) Developmental Disabilities. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6314-9_20
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