Literacy skills in science learning among linguistically diverse students

Science Education

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 651-671

  Lee, Okhee ^a   Fradd, Sandra H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 0030496080     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199611)80:6<651::AID-SCE2>3.3.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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