Promoting early literacy through professional development for childcare providers

Early Education and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Podhajski, Blanche ^a,b   Nathan, Jane ^a,c  

^a Stern Center for Language and Learning   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 33645957930     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1601_2     Document Type: Article

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