Young Latino students' english-reading growth in all-english classrooms

Journal of Literacy Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-94

  Fitzgerald, Jill ^a   Amendum, Steven J ^a   Guthrie, Karren M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 45949092807     PISSN: 1086296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10862960802070459     Document Type: Article

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