Using mnemonics to increase early literacy skills in urban kindergarten students

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 181-190

  Agramonte, Valerie ^a   Belfiore, Phillip J ^a  

^a MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphabet; Literacy; Mnemonics; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347940597     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020178020059     Document Type: Article

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