Evaluation of curricular approaches to enhance preschool early literacy skills

Journal of Literacy Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 471-501

  Fischel, Janet E ^a,b   Bracken, Stacey Storch ^a   Fuchs Eisenberg, Ariela ^a   Spira, Elana G ^a,c   Katz, Samantha ^a   Shaller, Gary ^a,d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CHILD STUDY CENTER   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

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EID: 38349112678     PISSN: 1086296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10862960701675333     Document Type: Article

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