Emergent literacy: Preschool teachers' beliefs and practices

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-52

  Sandvik, Jenny Miglis ^a   van Daal, Victor HP ^b   Adèr, Herman J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Johannes van Kessel Advising ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

beliefs; early literacy; effects of literacy awareness training; emergent literacy; instrument development; practices; preschool teachers; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897623770     PISSN: 14687984     EISSN: 17412919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468798413478026     Document Type: Article

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