Three decades in: Priming for meta-analysis in play-literacy research

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-96

  Roskos, Kathleen A ^a   Christie, James F ^b   Widman, Sarah ^a   Holding, Allison ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Literacy; Make believe; Meta analysis; Play; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949316072     PISSN: 14687984     EISSN: 17412919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468798409357580     Document Type: Article

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