Development in early literacy skills during the pre-kindergarten year in Head Start: Relations between growth in children’s writing and understanding of letters

Author(s): Diamond, Karen E.; Gerde, Hope K.; Powell, Douglas R.;
Date Issued: Q4 2008
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science (Firm)
Description: An examination of the association between name-writing abilities and abilities to understand letters and initial sounds among a population of 236 children from 35 Head Start classrooms
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Funder(s): Institute of Education Sciences (U.S.)
Journal Title: Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Volume Number: 23
Issue Number: 4
Page Range: 467-478
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy
Country: United States
ISSN: 0885-2006 Paper
1873-7706 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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