Basic language skills and young children's understanding of causal connections during storytelling

Reading Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 372-394

  Brown, Danielle D ^a   Lile, Jacquelyn ^b   Burns, Barbara M ^c  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 79960695483     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702711.2010.495573     Document Type: Article

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