Parent involvement at school entry: A national examination of group differences and achievement

School Psychology International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-48

  Graves Jr , Scott L ^a   Wright, Lynda ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

ECLS K; ethnic differences; parent involvement; reading achievement; school readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952173896     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034310396611     Document Type: Article

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