Improving 5-year-olds' narrative recall and comprehension

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 543-569

  Beck, Robert J ^a   Clarke Stewart, K Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032342702     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(99)80055-0     Document Type: Article

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