Learning-related behaviors and literacy achievement in elementary school-aged children

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-395

  Stipek, Deborah ^a   Newton, Stephen ^a   Chudgar, Amita ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school; Literacy; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953035364     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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