The development of early literacy in Steiner- and standard-educated children

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 475-490

  Cunningham, Anna J ^a   Carroll, Julia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; READING; TEACHING; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 79960486758     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709910X522474     Document Type: Article

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