Early literacy and early numeracy: The value of including early literacy skills in the prediction of numeracy development

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 647-658

  Purpura, David J ^a   Hume, Laura E ^b   Sims, Darcey M ^b   Lonigan, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early literacy; Mathematics; Numeracy; Phonological awareness; Print knowledge; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHONETICS; READING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 80052277766     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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