Homelessness, poverty, and children's literacy development

Reading Teacher

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-86

  Walker Dalhouse, Doris ^a   Risko, Victoria J ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53849110281     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.62.1.11     Document Type: Article

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