AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN LIVING IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS: AN INVESTIGATION OF EARLY LITERACY AND THE INFLUENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL STRENGTHS AND FAMILY SUPPORT

Literacy is a basic fundamental skill for academic, professional, and social success in our culture. Children with low exposure to reading can experience reading difficulties, diminished cognitive development, and poor academic outcomes. Inconsistency in the conceptualization of early literacy has...

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Main Author: Stanard, Pia
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2010
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2257
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3256&context=etd