Alternative assessment for transitional readers

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 241-268

  Beaumont, Carol ^a   De Valenzuela, Julia Scherba ^b   Trumbull, Elise ^c  

^a Palo Alto Unified School District   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c WestEd Educational Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 84992825443     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235882.2002.10668710     Document Type: Article

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