Why is it important for children to begin learning to read in kindergarten?

Contemporary Debates in Childhood Education and Development

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 171-180

  Ehri, Linnea C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203115558     Document Type: Chapter

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