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  1. Calico Rock Elementary, Calico Rock, Arkansas

    Claudia H. Trahan

  2. Department of Elementary Education, Arkansas State University, State University, Arkansas

    Dianne Lawler-Prince

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Trahan, C.H., Lawler-Prince, D. Parent Partnerships: Transforming Homework into Home-School Activities. Early Childhood Education Journal 27, 65–68 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026031809841

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