Predicting english word reading skills for Spanish-speaking students in first grade

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 338-350

  Páez, Mariela ^a   Rinaldi, Claudia ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual children; First grade; Language assessments; Spanish speaking; Word reading skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845360309     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00011363-200610000-00006     Document Type: Article

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