Mergent literacy and childhood literacy-promoting activities for children in the Ontario Child Welfare System

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-141

  Moffat, Shaye ^a   Vincent, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Emergent literacy; Literacy activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349687284     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120902887350     Document Type: Article

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