An exploratory case study of young children's interactive play behaviours with a non-English speaking child

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1055-1066

  Lee, Joohi ^a   Md Yunus, Sham'ah ^b   Son, Won In ^c   Meadows, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's interactions; Interactive play; Non English speaking child's play; Play behaviours; Play types

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449974204     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430701764143     Document Type: Article

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