Behavior problems in learning activities and social interactions in head start classrooms and early reading, mathematics, and approaches to learning

School Psychology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-56

  Bulotsky Shearer, Rebecca J ^a   Fernandez, Veronica ^a   Dominguez, Ximena ^b   Rouse, Heather L ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 79955615964     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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