Exposure to english before and after entry into head start: Bilingual children's receptive language growth in Spanish and English

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-56

  Hammer, Carol Scheffner ^a   Lawrence, Frank R ^a   Miccio, Adele W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Head start; Language development; Latino; Preschool; Receptive language

Indexed keywords

EID: 40049104306     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/beb376.0     Document Type: Article

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