Narrative discourse in bilingual children: Language and task effects

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-168

  Fiestas, Christine E ^a   Peña, Elizabeth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bilingual; Language sampling; Narratives; Spanish English

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442456858     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2004/016)     Document Type: Article

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