Ensuring School Readiness through a Successful Transition to Kindergarten: The Indiana Ready Schools Initiative

Childhood Education

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 287-293

  Clark, Patricia ^a   Zygmunt Fillwalk, Eva ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84881024520     PISSN: 00094056     EISSN: 21620725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2008.10523026     Document Type: Article

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