Parents’ experiences of a family literacy programme

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-44

  Hannon, Peter ^a   Morgan, Anne ^a   Nutbrown, Cathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

family literacy practices; family literacy programme; parents experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993767961     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X06059788     Document Type: Article

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