Revealing invisible worlds: Connecting the mainstream with bilingual children⇔s home and community learning

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-220

  Parke, Tim ^a   Drury, Rose ^a   Kenner, Charmian ^b   Robertson, Leena Helavaara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community schools; cultural identity; language; literacy; nursery; school

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993705045     PISSN: 14687984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14687984020022004     Document Type: Article

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