Home numeracy experiences and children's math performance in the early school years

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 55-66

  Lefevre, Jo Anne ^a   Kwarchuk, Sheri Lynn ^b   Smith Chant, Brenda L ^c   Fast, Lisa ^a   Kamawar, Deepthi ^a   Bisanz, Jeffrey ^d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early numeracy; Home experiences; Parent involvement; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649097219     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014532     Document Type: Article

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