The Effect of Whole Language Instruction on the Writing Development of Spanish-Speaking and English-Speaking Kindergartners

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 213-231

  Kuball, Yazmin Elizabeth ^a   Peck, Sabrina ^b  

^a Camellia Avenue School ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011195680     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235882.1997.10668661     Document Type: Article

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