Learning from abdallah: A case study of an arabic-speaking child in a U.S. School

Reading Teacher

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-17

  Palmer, Barbara C ^b   El Ashry, Fathi ^c   Leclere, Judith T ^b   Chang, Sara ^a,d  

^a Elementary School   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d Pineview Elementary School

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EID: 34748892457     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.61.1.2     Document Type: Review

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