Middle school immigrant students developing mathematical reasoning in spanish and english

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 147-173

  Mc Graw, Rebecca ^a   Rubinstein Ávila, Eliane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 70350174435     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235880802640656     Document Type: Article

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