An evaluation of Early Reading First (ERF) preschool enrichment on language and literacy skills

Reading and Writing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 253-284

  Gonzalez, Jorge E ^a   Goetz, Ernest T ^a   Hall, Robert J ^a   Payne, Tara ^a   Taylor, Aaron B ^a   Kim, Minjung ^a   McCormick, Anita S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early Reading First; ERF; Language; Literacy; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952002664     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-009-9212-8     Document Type: Article

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