Phonological awareness intervention and the acquisition of literacy skills in children from deprived social backgrounds

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-335

  Nancollis, Alex ^a   Lawrie, Barbara Anne ^b   Dodd, Barbara ^c,d  

^a Whitehaven Sure Start Program   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Literacy; Low socioeconomic status; Phonological awareness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AWARENESS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 27844445159     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2005/032)     Document Type: Article

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