Do immediate memory deficits in students with learning disabilities in reading reflect a developmental lag or deficit?: A selective meta-analysis of the literature

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-147

  O'Shaughnessy, Tam E ^a   Swanson, H Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032019794     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1511341     Document Type: Article

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