Learning to read ‘properly’ by moving between parallel literacy classes

Language and Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-61

  Robertson, Leena Helavaara ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pahari; Parallel literacy classes; Reading; Urdu

Indexed keywords

EID: 33244474919     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500780608668709     Document Type: Article

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