Enhancing preschool educators' ability to facilitate conversations during shared book reading

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-140

  Milburn, Trelani F ^a   Girolametto, Luigi ^a   Weitzman, Elaine ^b   Greenberg, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Hanen Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

conversation; educator; preschool; professional development; shared book reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897652159     PISSN: 14687984     EISSN: 17412919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468798413478261     Document Type: Article

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