Attending to the Language and Literacy Needs of English Learners in Science

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 230-245

  Bravo, Marco A ^a   Cervetti, Gina N ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84901052710     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10665684.2014.900418     Document Type: Article

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