Teaching and learning at home: Features of parental support for the bilingual competence of pre-schoolers

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-83

  Sharpe, Pamela ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bilingual; Parents provision; Pre school

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890353521     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443971300108     Document Type: Article

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