Tapping students' cultural funds of knowledge to address the achievement gap

Reading Teacher

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-100

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EID: 34748871482     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.61.1.12     Document Type: Review

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