Exploring biliteracy: Two student case examples of writing as a social practice

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 434-449

  Moll, Luis C ^a   Sáez, Ruth ^a   Dworin, Joel ^a  

^a SW Educ Development Laboratory ^*

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EID: 0039255599     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499680     Document Type: Article

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