Parent-child reading in English as a second language: Effects on language and literacy development of Chinese kindergarteners

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 284-301

  Chow, Bonnie Wing Yin ^a   McBride Chang, Catherine ^b   Cheung, Him ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 77955045580     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2009.01414.x     Document Type: Article

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