Acquisition of literacy in bilingual children: A framework for research

Language Learning

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 159-199

  Bialystok, Ellen ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0036002484     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9922.00180     Document Type: Review

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