Learning to measure length in the first three years of school

Australian Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 27-35

  McDonough, Andrea ^a   Sullivan, Peter ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84878352939     PISSN: 03125033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183693911103600305     Document Type: Article

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