Emergent literacy skills during early childhood in children with hearing loss: Strengths and weaknesses

Volta Review

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-114

  Easterbrooks, Susan R ^a   Lederberg, Amy R ^a   Miller, Elizabeth M ^a   Bergeron, Jessica P ^a   McDonald Connor, Carol ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58449106231     PISSN: 00428639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17955/tvr.108.2.608     Document Type: Article

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