Predictors and outcomes of early versus later English language proficiency among English language learners

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Halle, Tamara ^a   Hair, Elizabeth ^a   Wandner, Laura ^a   McNamara, Michelle ^a   Chien, Nina ^a  

^a CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental trajectories; English language learners; English proficiency; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455143798     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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