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Peer reviewedDowning, John – Reading Teacher, 1984
Reports that readiness tests given to children in bilingual villages in Papua New Guinea showed that children learning to read in an unfamiliar language were more confused than were children who had never had literacy instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Students, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
