Ssembatya Henry Hollan
Kyambogo university, Kampala Uganda

MLA 8
Hollan, Ssembatya Henry. "Parents’ Awareness and Support to Learners’ Literacy Acquisition. The Context of Mother Tongue Language." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 10, no. 3, Mar. 2025, pp. 825-841, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i03.001. Accessed Mar. 2025.
APA 6
Hollan, Ssembatya Henry (2025, march). Parents’ Awareness and Support to Learners’ Literacy Acquisition. The Context of Mother Tongue Language. Int. J. Of Social Science And Economic Research, 10(3), 825-841. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i03.001
Chicago
Hollan, Ssembatya Henry. " Parents’ Awareness and Support to Learners’ Literacy Acquisition. The Context of Mother Tongue Language." Int. J. Of Social Science And Economic Research 10, no. 3 (march 2025), 825-841. Accessed March, 2025. https:// doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i03.001.

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