Spanish-Speaking Preschoolers' Early Literacy Development: A Longitudinal Experimental Comparison of Predominantly English and Transitional Bilingual Education

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-34

  Durán, Lillian ^a   Roseth, Cary ^b   Hoffman, Patricia ^c   Robertshaw, M Brooke ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84878485022     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235882.2012.735213     Document Type: Article

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