Another step back? Assessing readiness in Head Start

Young Children

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-63

  Raver, C Cybele ^a,b   Zigler, Edward F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b The University of Chicago   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Psychology   (United States)

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EID: 2342477468     PISSN: 00440728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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