The effects of in-service education to promote emergent literacy in child care centers: A feasibility study

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-83

  Girolametto, Luigi ^a   Weitzman, Laine ^b   Lefebvre, Pascal ^c   Greenberg, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Hanen Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early literacy; Educator child interaction; Intervention; Preschool

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DAY CARE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING;

EID: 33847059709     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2007/007)     Document Type: Article

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