Linking early narrative skill to later language and reading ability in Mandarin-speaking children: A longitudinal study over eight years

Narrative Inquiry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 275-293

  Chang, Chien Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese children; Narrative; Reading; Receptive vocabulary; Word definition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846459387     PISSN: 13876740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/ni.16.2.04cha     Document Type: Article

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