Vocabulary development of English-language and English-only learners in kindergarten

Author(s): Silverman, Rebecca Deffes;
Date Issued: 2007
Publisher(s): University of Chicago Press
Description: A comparison of the progress made by two groups of kindergarten students, English only speakers, or bilingual students, when exposed to the same methods of vocabulary instruction in three different types of classrooms-- mainstream, two-way bilingual, and structured immersion
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Journal Title: Elementary School Journal
Volume Number: 107
Issue Number: 4
Page Range: 365-383
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

Children & Child Development > Special Needs Children & Special Child Populations > Native Language

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Kindergarten
Country: United States
ISSN: 1554-8279 Online
0013-5984 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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