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Improving the Quality of Parent-Teacher Interactions in an Early Childhood Classroom

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  1. Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, 4056 Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS, 66045-7555, USA

    Hannah Berc, Jessica L. Doucette, Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, Pamela L. Neidert & Amy J. Henley

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Berc, H., Doucette, J.L., DiGennaro Reed, F.D. et al. Improving the Quality of Parent-Teacher Interactions in an Early Childhood Classroom. Behav Analysis Practice 7, 47–50 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-014-0012-5

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