School grade span and kindergarten learning

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-303

  Burkam, David T ^a   Michaels, Deborah L ^a   Lee, Valerie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 33846209542     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511708     Document Type: Article

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