Promoting language and literacy development through parent-child reading in hong kong preschoolers

Early Education and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-248

  Chow, Bonnie Wing Yin ^a   McBride Chang, Catherine ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85050174845     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1402_6     Document Type: Article

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