Emergent environmental literacy in the nonnarrative compositions of kindergarten children

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 153-159

  Britsch, Susan J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early literacy; Environmental literacy; Kindergarten; Science learning; Science writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646676604     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026533201028     Document Type: Article

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