Relations Among Emergent Literacy Skills, Behavior Problems, and Social Competence in Preschool Children From Low- and Middle-Income Backgrounds

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-53

  Lonigan, Christopher J ^a   Bloomfield, Brenlee G ^a   Anthony, Jason L ^a   Bacon, Kimberly D ^a   Phillips, Beth M ^a   Samwel, Corine S ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033466499     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027112149901900104     Document Type: Article

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