Predictors of writing competence in 4- To 7-yearold children

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 461-483

  Dunsmuir, Sandra ^a   Blatchford, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WRITING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WRITING;

EID: 4544361901     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0007099041552323     Document Type: Article

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