Current Understandings of What Works to Support the Development of Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood Classrooms

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 234-239

  Piasta, Shayne B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

curricula; early childhood education; emergent literacy; professional development; teaching practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994044000     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12188     Document Type: Article

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