At home with the johars: Another look at family literacy

Reading Teacher

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-243

  Mui, Selina ^a,b   Anderson, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b West Point Grey Academy   (Canada)

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EID: 59049101451     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.62.3.5     Document Type: Article

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