Mexican American preschoolers create stories: Sociodramatic play in a dual language classroom

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 295-307

  Riojas Cortéz, Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 85011178984     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235882.2000.10162767     Document Type: Article

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