Teachers' perceptions of their relationships with children who speak English as an additional language in early childhood settings

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-153

  Fumoto, Hiroko ^a   Hargreaves, David J ^a   Maxwell, Shirley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EAL children; Early childhood; Professional development; Sensitivity; Teacher child relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349103869     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X07076680     Document Type: Article

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