Teachers, families, and communities supporting english language learners in inclusive pre-kindergartens: An evaluation of a professional development model

Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-36

  Hardin, Belinda J ^a   Lower, Joanna K ^a   Smallwood, Gretchen Robinson ^a   Chakravarthi, Swetha ^a   Li, Linlin ^a   Jordan, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 77951191095     PISSN: 10901027     EISSN: 17455642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10901020903539580     Document Type: Article

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