Quality of language and literacy instruction in preschool classrooms serving at-risk pupils

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-68

  Justice, Laura M ^a   Mashburn, Andrew J ^a   Hamre, Bridget K ^a   Pianta, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Instruction; Language development; Literacy development; Preschool quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849038001     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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