Rural kindergarten teachers' perceptions of school readiness: A comparison with the Carnegie study

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-125

  Espinosa, Linda M ^a   Thornburg, Kathy R ^a   Mathews, Michelle C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Kindergarten; Reading readiness; Rural schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039089071     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1025628721865     Document Type: Review

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