Early literacy instruction and learning in kindergarten: Evidence from the early childhood longitudinal study - Kindergarten class of 1998-1999

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 191-229

  Xue, Yange ^a   Meisels, Samuel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ERIKSON INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ECLS K; Kindergarten; Literacy instruction; Phonics; Whole language

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142660344     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312041001191     Document Type: Review

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