Effective literacy teaching in the early years of school: A review of evidence

Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 315-326

  Hall, Kathy ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84911129096     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781848608207.n26     Document Type: Chapter

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