A family literacy program connecting school and home: Effects on attitude, motivation, and literacy achievement

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 736-742

  Morrow, Lesley Mandel ^a,b,d   Young, John ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Spanish and Portuguese   (United States)

^c The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0031324118     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.89.4.736     Document Type: Article

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