Literacy after the early years: A longitudinal study

Australian Journal of Language and Literacy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1-

  Comber, Barbara ^a   Badger, Lynne ^a   Barnett, Jenny ^a   Nixon, Helen ^a   Pitt, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 84907952058     PISSN: 10381562     EISSN: 18394728     Source Type: Journal    
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