Closing the summer learning gap for vulnerable learners: An exploratory study of a summer literacy programme for kindergarten children at-risk for reading difficulties

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 575-585

  Graham, Ashley ^a   McNamara, John K ^a   van Lankveld, Jackie ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Speech Services Niagara   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergent literacy; Summer learning loss; Vulnerable learners

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956094766     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004431003646525     Document Type: Article

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