How does the use of role-play affect the learning of Year 4 children in a predominately EAL class?

Education 3-13

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-164

  Grant, Katrina ^a   Mistry, Malini Tina ^b  

^a Saint George's Lower School   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EAL; KS2; Play

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958120452     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004270903130796     Document Type: Article

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