Does improving joint attention in low-quality child-care enhance language development?

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-338

  Rudd, Loretta C ^a   Cain, David W ^b   Saxon, Terrill F ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child caregivers; Early childhood teachers; Joint attention; Language development; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749142097     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430701536582     Document Type: Article

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