Semilingualism applied to the literacy behaviors of Spanish-speaking emerging bilinguals: Bi-illiteracy or emerging biliteracy?

Teachers College Record

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2329-2353

  Escamilla, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 33750193727     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2006.00784.x     Document Type: Review

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