Effectiveness of embedded instruction in early childhood special education: A literature review

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-96

  Rakap, Salih ^a,b   Parlak Rakap, Asiye ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Early intervention; Embedded instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953158588     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2011.548946     Document Type: Review

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