Predictors of beginning reading in Chinese and English: A 2-year longitudinal study of Chinese kindergartners

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-144

  McBride Chang, Catherine ^a   Ho, Connie Suk Han ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 19944394255     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532799xssr0902_2     Document Type: Article

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