Family involvement and educator outreach in head start: Nature, extent, and contributions to early literacy skills

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-386

  Hindman, Annemarie H ^a   Morrison, Frederick J ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 79952124299     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657651     Document Type: Article

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