The language environment of toddlers in center-based care versus home settings

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-239

  Murray, Ann D ^a   Fees, Bronwyn S ^a   Crowe, Linda K ^a   Murphy, Molly E ^a   Henriksen, Amanda L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Center based child care; Home environment; Quality of language exposure; Quantity of language exposure; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845478740     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-006-0138-3     Document Type: Article

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