Promoting peer interaction skills: Professional development for early childhood educators and preschool teachers

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-110

  Girolametto, Luigi ^a   Weitzman, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Hanen Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Educator child interaction; Peer interaction; Pre school aged children; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248351150     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TLD.0000269927.96009.b7     Document Type: Article

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