Relative Contributions of Prekindergarten and Kindergarten to Children's Literacy and Mathematics Skills

Early Education and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 687-703

  Skibbe, Lori E ^a   Hindman, Annemarie H ^b   Connor, Carol M ^c   Housey, Michelle ^d   Morrison, Frederick J ^e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84880008767     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2012.712888     Document Type: Article

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