Young children's cognitive engagement during classroom book reading: Differences according to book, text genre, and story format

Early Childhood Research and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 51-65

  Moschovaki, Eleni ^a,c,d   Meadows, Sara ^b  

^a School Adviser   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Ministry of Education   (Greece)

^d University of Bristol ^*  (Greece)

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EID: 29344458783     PISSN: 15245039     EISSN: 15245039     Source Type: Journal    
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