Early Entrance to Kindergarten: An Alternative to Consider

Gifted and Talented International

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-30

  McCluskey, Ken W ^a   Massey, K Jane ^a   Baker, Philip A ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

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EID: 33748292503     PISSN: 15332276     EISSN: 24709565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332276.1997.11672862     Document Type: Article

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