Using the Home Environment to Support Emergent LiteracyFootnote∗

∗The work reported herein is a project of the National Reading Research Center, University of Georgia and University of Maryland. It was supported under the Educational Research and Development Centers Program (PR‐AWARD NO. 117A20007) as administered by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. The findings and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the position or policies of the National Reading Research Center, Educational Research and Development Centers Program, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

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