Number and counting skills in kindergarten as predictors of grade 1 mathematical skills

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-23

  Martin, Rebecca B ^a   Cirino, Paul T ^a   Sharp, Carla ^a   Barnes, Marcia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Counting; Domain general; Mathematical achievement; Number skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901989070     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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