Does preschool enrichment of precursors to arithmetic influence intuitive knowledge of number in low income children?

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-146

  Pagani, Linda S ^a   Jalbert, Julie ^a   Girard, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

At risk children; Early childhood enrichment; Number skills; Preschool number knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750535240     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-005-0034-2     Document Type: Article

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