Publications

Publication details [#44444]

Robertson, Leena Helavaara. 2006. Learning to Read ‘Properly’ by Moving Between Parallel Literacy Classes. Language & Education 20 (1) : 44–61.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingual acquisition | reading, L1-acquisition of | reading, L2-acquisition of

Language as a subject

English, British | Urdu

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This article examines advantages and strengths of the process of learning to read simultaneously in English and Urdu in parallel literacy classes in Watford, England.