Number sense in kindergarten: A factor-analytic study of the construct

School Psychology Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-180

  Lago, Rachel M ^a,c,d   DiPerna, James Clyde ^b  

^a State College   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c State College Area School District   (United States)

^d Dept of Acad and Behavioral Interventions ^*  (United States)

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EID: 77955671743     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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