The development of comprehension and reading-related skills in children learning English as an additional language and their monolingual, English-speaking peers

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 344-354

  Burgoyne, K ^a   Whiteley, H E ^b   Hutchinson, J M ^c  

^a Down Syndrome Education International   (United Kingdom)

^b EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIGRATION; PAKISTAN; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; PAKISTAN; PEER GROUP; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 79955628992     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709910X504122     Document Type: Article

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