Effects of the home learning environment and preschool center experience upon literacy and numeracy development in early primary school

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-114

  Melhuish, Edward C ^a   Phan, Mai B ^a   Sylva, Kathy ^b   Sammons, Pam ^c   Siraj Blatchford, Iram ^d   Taggart, Brenda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LEARNING; LITERACY; MODELING; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

EID: 39049083529     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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