Language and literacy promotion in early childhood settings: A survey of center-based practices

Early Childhood Research and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-47

  Green, Stephen D ^a,b   Peterson, Rick ^a   Lewis, Jocelyn R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Cooperative Extension   (United States)

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EID: 33744953200     PISSN: 15245039     EISSN: 15245039     Source Type: Journal    
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