Closing the vocabulary gap?: A review of research on early childhood vocabulary practices

Reading Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 426-458

  Tanya, Christ ^a   Wang, X Christine ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 80052991126     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702711.2010.495638     Document Type: Review

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