Literacy learning and pedagogical purpose in Vivian Paley's ‘storytelling curriculum'

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 229-251

  Cooper, Patricia M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic literacy; early literacy; play based literacy; skill acquisition; storytelling; Vivian Paley

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845695780     PISSN: 14687984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468798405058686     Document Type: Article

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