Research based answers to questions about emergent literacy in kindergarten

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-160

  Lesiak, Judi Lucas ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040007530     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6807(199704)34:2<143::aid-pits7>3.3.co;2-w     Document Type: Article

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