Head start children finishing first grade: Preliminary data on school identification of children at risk for special education

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-124

  Forness, Steven R ^f   Ramey, Sharon L ^a   Ramey, Craig T ^a   Hsu, Chuanchieh ^a   Brezausek, Carl M ^a   MacMillan, Donald L ^b   Kavale, Kenneth A ^d   Zima, Bonnie T ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e University of Los Angeles   (United States)

^f NONE

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EID: 0031068358     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874299802300202     Document Type: Article

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