Variations of maternal support to children's early literacy development in Chinese and Amercian Indian families: Implications for early childhood educators

International Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-23

  Wang, Xiao lei ^a   Bernas, Ronan ^b   Eberhard, Philippe ^c  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 39049129849     PISSN: 00207187     EISSN: 18784658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03177319     Document Type: Article

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