Literacy and Cognitive Functioning in Bilingual and Nonbilingual Children at or Not at Risk for Reading Disabilities

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-18

  Lee Swanson, H ^a   Sáez, Leilani ^a   Gerber, Michael ^b   Leafstedt, Jill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 12144288454     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.96.1.3     Document Type: Article

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