Children’s understandings of text in a multilingual nursery

Language and Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-

  Kenner, Charmian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937186915     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500789908666756     Document Type: Article

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