Ready for Reception? The advantages and disadvantages of single-point entry to school

Early Years

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-63

  Rogers, Sue ^a   Rose, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 year olds; Foundation stage; Learning through play; Reception class

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350208134     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575140601135130     Document Type: Article

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