Beyond cross-language transfer: Reconceptualizing the impact of early bilingualism on phonological awareness

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 365-385

  Kuo, Li Jen ^a   Anderson, Richard C ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77954639564     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888431003623470     Document Type: Article

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