Shared reading interactions between mothers and pre-school children: Case studies of three dyads from a disadvantaged community

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-304

  Morgan, Anne ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adult child talk; early literacy development; shared reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248691356     PISSN: 14687984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468798405058689     Document Type: Article

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