Longitudinal effects of a two-generation preschool programme on receptive language skill in low-income Canadian children to age 10 years

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 186, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1316-1326

  Mughal, Muhammad Kashif ^a   Ginn, Carla S ^a   Perry, Robert L ^b   Benzies, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Calgary Urban Project Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

cross cultural comparison; family; poverty; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945157153     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2015.1092141     Document Type: Article

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