Finding the keys to biliteracy: How young children interpret different writing systems

Language and Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-144

  Kenner, Charmian ^a   Kress, Gunther ^a   Al Khatib, Hayat ^a   Kam, Roy ^a   Tsai, Kuan Chun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ARABIC; BILITERACY; CHINESE; SCRIPT; SPANISH; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750347082     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500780408666871     Document Type: Article

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