The differential effects of preschool: Evidence from Virginia

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-45

  Huang, Francis L ^a   Invernizzi, Marcia A ^a   Drake, E Allison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential effects; Hierarchical logistic regression (HGLM); Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening; Preschool; State funded pre K; Virginia Preschool Initiative

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455142812     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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