Learning to read in a non-native language: The relationship between English oral-language and early literacy skills of kindergarten children in Singapore

Author(s): Dixon, L. Quentin
Date Issued: 2004
Description: An examination of the relationship between English oral-language and early literacy skills of a random sample of 297 children in Singapore, stratified by ethnicity, attending a local kindergarten for 5 year olds
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Source: Unpublished doctoral thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved February 3, 2006, from the Abt Associates Web site: http://www.abtassociates.com/reports/Dixon_Dissertation_Whole_Revised_1_2_8.pdf
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

International Child Care & Early Education > Single-Country Studies
Country: Singapore
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