Caregiver–child verbal interactions in child care: A buffer against poor language outcomes when maternal language input is less

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 858-873

  Vernon Feagans, Lynne ^a   Bratsch Hines, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care language interactions; Child care quality; Children's language; Maternal language input; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988883690     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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