Early oral language and later reading development in Spanish-speaking English language learners: Evidence from a nine-year longitudinal study

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 146-157

  Kieffer, Michael J ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

At risk learners; Longitudinal studies; Oral language; Reading development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863212733     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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