Preschool attendance and kindergarten readiness

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 191-195

  Taylor, Kathryn Kees ^a   Gibbs, Albert S ^b   Slate, John R ^c  

^a Brooks County Schools   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Kindergarten readiness; Preschool attendance

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042601761     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02694234     Document Type: Article

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