Relationship of metalinguistic capabilities and reading achievement for children who are becoming bilingual

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 459-478

  Carlisle, Joanne F ^a   Beeman, Margaret ^b   Davis, Lyle Hull ^b   Galila Spharim, E ^b   Carlisle, Joanne ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033276187     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716499004014     Document Type: Article

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