Components of Mathematical Language and Mathematical Ability in 5-Year-Old Dual Language Learners.
A growing body of research suggests that children's understanding of mathematical language is critical for their mathematical abilities. Most of this work has been restricted to single language learners (i.e., SLLs), and used dual language learners (i.e., DLLs) as an exclusion criterion, raising que...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Cognition & Development Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 711 - 732 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2024
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