The effectiveness of a transitional prekindergarten program on later academic achievement

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-50

  Buntaine, Roberta L ^a   Costenbader, Virginia K ^a  

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EID: 0031540822     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6807(199701)34:1<41::AID-PITS5>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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