The effect of maternal language on bilingual children's vocabulary and emergent literacy development during head start and kindergarten

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-121

  Hammer, Carol Scheffner ^a   Davison, Megan Dunn ^b   Lawrence, Frank R ^a   Miccio, Adele W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449558681     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888430902769541     Document Type: Article

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