Evidence for Common Etiological Influences on Early Literacy Skills in Kindergarten

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 457-474

  Soden Hensler, Brooke ^a,b   Taylor, Jeanette ^a   Schatschneider, Christopher ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864720504     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2011.599902     Document Type: Article

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