A randomized trial study of a preschool literacy curriculum: The importance of implementation

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-208

  Davidson, Marcia R ^a   Fields, Matthew K ^a   Yang, Jiaxiu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b RMC Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum fidelity; Early literacy; Phonological awareness; Preschool curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009635252     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345740902770028     Document Type: Article

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