Can music make a difference? A small scale longitudinal study into the effects of music instruction in nursery on later reading ability

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 83-96

  Myant, Maureen ^b   Armstrong, Wendy ^a   Healy, Nicola ^b  

^a Templeton Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 85000546288     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
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