Profiles of emergent literacy skills among preschool children who are at risk for academic difficulties

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Cabell, Sonia Q ^a   Justice, Laura M ^b   Konold, Timothy R ^a   McGinty, Anita S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk; Code related skills; Emergent literacy; Oral language; Person centered approach; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649640657     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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