Preschoolers' funds of knowledge displayed through sociodramatic play episodes in a bilingual classroom

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-40

  Riojas Cortez, Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mexican American children; Preschoolers; Sociodramatic play; Two way bilingual classroom

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547685074     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011356822737     Document Type: Article

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