Relationships between kindergarten teachers' perceptions of literacy acquisition and children's literacy involvement and classroom materials

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-182

  McMahon, Rebecca ^a   Richmond, Mark G ^b   Reeves Kazelskis, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 0038932920     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220679809597538     Document Type: Article

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