Promoting children's communication: A kindergarten teacher's conception and practice of effective mathematics instruction

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 194-210

  Jung, Hye Young ^a   Reifel, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; early childhood mathematics; effective teaching; kindergarten

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953000604     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568543.2011.555496     Document Type: Article

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