Full- and half-day kindergarten programmes: Examining impacts on second language learners

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-199

  Bingham, Gary E ^a   Hall Kenyon, Kendra M ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

English language learners; kindergarten; literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872503295     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2012.662227     Document Type: Article

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