Encouraging parents' involvement in their children's literacy development: A literature review with implications for the practising educational psychologist

School Psychology International

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 379-391

  Macleod, Flora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1177/0143034396174006     Document Type: Article

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