Changing Nonmainstream American English use and early reading achievement from kindergarten to first grade

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-86

  Terry, Nicole Patton ^a   Connor, Carol McDonald ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialect; Nonmainstream American English; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856714243     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2011/10-0093)     Document Type: Article

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