Age of first bilingual language exposure as a new window into bilingual reading development

Bilingualism

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-223

  Kovelman, Ioulia ^a   Baker, Stephanie A ^b   Petitto, Laura Ann ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 46149092194     PISSN: 13667289     EISSN: 14691841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1366728908003386     Document Type: Article

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