Why poor children are more likely to become poor readers: the early years

Educational Review

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 428-446

  Buckingham, Jennifer ^a   Beaman, Robyn ^a   Wheldall, Kevin ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

early literacy; home learning environment; phonological awareness; preschool; socio economic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907466400     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: 14653397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131911.2013.795129     Document Type: Article

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