The Impacts of a Scalable Intervention on the Language and Literacy Development of Rural Pre-Kindergartners

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 61-78

  Mashburn, Andrew ^a   Justice, Laura M ^b   McGinty, Anita ^c   Slocum, Laura ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84953839420     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2015.1051622     Document Type: Article

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