Promoting Language and Literacy in Young Dual Language Learners: Research, Practice, and Policy

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Castro, Dina C ^a   Páez, Mariela M ^b   Dickinson, David K ^c   Frede, Ellen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual learners; Dual language learners; Early education; English language learners; Instructional strategies; Language of instruction; Oral language and literacy; Programing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851474022     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2010.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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