What are preschool teachers reading in their classrooms?

Reading Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-236

  Pentimonti, Jill M ^a   Zucker, Tricia A ^b   Justice, Laura M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 79957793332     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702711003604484     Document Type: Article

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