Challenging myths of the deficit perspective honoring children's literacy resources

Young Children

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 12-19

  Volk, Dinah ^a   Long, Susi ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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