From the dominican republic to drew high: What counts as literacy for Yanira Lara?

Reading Research Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 568-589

  Rubinstein Ávila, Eliane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 35548933300     PISSN: 00340553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RRQ.42.4.6     Document Type: Article

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