The cross-linguistic transfer of early literacy skills: The role of initial L1 and L2 skills and language of instruction

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-259

  Cárdenas Hagan, Elsa ^a,c   Carlson, Coleen D ^a   Pollard Durodola, Sharolyn D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross linguistic transfer; Early literacy skills; English language learners

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547798485     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2007/026)     Document Type: Article

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