Literacy 8–12 months: What are babies learning?

Early Years

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-277

  Makin, Laurie ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Emergent literacy; Infant toddler education; Shared book reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049094834     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575140600898449     Document Type: Article

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