Teacher education, book-reading practices, and children's language growth across one year of head start

Early Education and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-237

  Gerde, Hope K ^b   Powell, Douglas R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68349106784     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280802595417     Document Type: Article

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