Early Childhood Programs That Work for Children from Economically Disadvantaged Families

Young Children

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 74-80

  Campbell, Frances A ^a,b   Taylor, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Abecedarian Project

^c N Caronlina Hd Start Transition D ^*

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