The comprehension skills of children learning English as an additional language

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 735-747

  Burgoyne, K ^a   Kelly, J M ^b   Whiteley, H E ^c   Spooner, A ^b  

^a Down Syndrome Education International   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; READING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; READING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNDERACHIEVEMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 70350323578     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709909X422530     Document Type: Article

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