Learning difficulties or learning English difficulties? Additional language acquisition: An update for paediatricians

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 175-181

  Clifford, Vanessa ^a,b   Rhodes, Anthea ^a   Paxton, Georgia ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

bilingual education; education; learning; second or additional language

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; LINGUISTICS; PEDIATRICIAN; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT; TEACHING; TIME MANAGEMENT; CHILD; LEARNING; MULTILINGUALISM; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MULTILINGUALISM; PEDIATRICS; REFUGEES;

EID: 84898601552     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12396     Document Type: Review

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