Urban Third Grade Teachers' Practices and Perceptions in Science Instruction with English Language Learners

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 156-163

  Lewis, Scott ^a   Maerten Rivera, Jaime ^b   Adamson, Karen ^b   Lee, Okhee ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 84873672748     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2011.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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