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Hernandez, Anita C. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2001
A study examined writing proficiencies of eight bilingual fifth-graders and their teachers' beliefs about their writing. Writing skills of strong second-language writers equalled those of strong first-language children. Weak second-language writers were not significantly behind first-language writers. Family literacy experiences and the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Childrens Writing, English (Second Language)