English exposure in the home and classroom: Predictions to Spanish-speaking preschoolers' English vocabulary skills

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1163-1187

  Palermo, Francisco ^a   Mikulski, Ariana M ^b   Fabes, Richard A ^c   Hanish, Laura D ^c   Martin, Carol Lynn ^c   Stargel, Lauren E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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EID: 84914160503     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716412000732     Document Type: Article

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