Development of a Brief Screening Tool for Early Literacy Skills in Preschool Children.
Preschool children develop early literacy skills (ELS) needed for reading acquisition. Screening for delayed ELS could trigger interventions to prevent reading problems. To develop a brief screening test for ELS delays, the Early Literacy Skills Assessment Tool (ELSAT). This study included 4-year-ol...
| Publicado en: | Academic Pediatrics Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 464 - 471 |
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Elsevier B.V.
May2019
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