School readiness assessment

Young Children

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-46

  Maxwell, Kelly L ^a   Clifford, Richard M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FPG Child Development Institute   (United States)

^c National Center for Early Development and Learning

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EID: 26044481779     PISSN: 00440728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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