Literacy through play: How families with able children support their literacy development

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 527-533

  Williams, Mary ^a   Rask, Hilma ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Able pupils; Early years; Family support; Literacy; Play

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890515571     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443032000088276     Document Type: Article

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