Early understanding of the functions of print: Parent-child interaction and preschoolers' notating skills

First Language

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 301-323

  Leyva, Diana ^a   Reese, Elaine ^b   Wiser, Marianne ^c  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

early literacy; early numeracy; elaboration; parenting; symbol understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864366342     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0142723711410793     Document Type: Article

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