Mathematical language in early childhood settings: What really counts?

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-80

  Rudd, Loretta C ^a   Lambert, Matthew C ^a   Satterwhite, MacY ^a   Zaier, Amani ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Math mediated language; Mathematics; Quality settings; Vocabulary development

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249101695     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-008-0246-3     Document Type: Article

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