Effects of a music programme on kindergartners' phonological awareness skills

International Journal of Music Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-47

  Bolduc, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

early childhood music education; kindergarten; literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149236051     PISSN: 02557614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0255761408099063     Document Type: Article

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