Promoting early abstraction to promote early literacy and numeracy

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-249

  Pasnak, Robert ^a   Kidd, Julie K ^a   Gadzichowski, Marinka K ^a   Gallington, Debbie A ^a   Saracina, Robin P ^a   Addison, Katherine T ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Early abstraction; Kindergartners; Literacy; Numeracy; Student learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249119867     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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