Interspersal of known items in a treatment package to teach sight words to students with behavior disorders

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 400-413

  Browder, Diane M ^b   Shear, Stewart M ^a  

^a Brandywine Treatment Center of the Devereux Foundation   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030539816     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002246699602900403     Document Type: Article

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