Using literature to support low literate parents as children's first literacy teachers

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 313-320

  Zeece, Pauline Davey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood education; Early literacy; Literacy and support needs of low literate parents; Low literate parents; Parent education

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644453459     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-005-4396-2     Document Type: Review

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