Sharing alphabet books in early childhood classrooms

Reading Teacher

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 452-463

  Bradley, Barbara A ^a,b   Jones, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b 443 JR Pearson Hall ^*  (United States)

^c RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847353808     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.60.5.5     Document Type: Article

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