Effects of early education programs and practices on the development and learning of dual language learners: A review of the literature

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 765-785

  Buysse, Virginia ^a   Peisner Feinberg, Ellen ^a   Páez, Mariela ^b   Hammer, Carol Scheffner ^c   Knowles, Meagan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual language learners; Early education programs and practices; Review of the literature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884893976     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.08.004     Document Type: Review

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