Effectiveness of a Multi-Component Treatment for Improving Mathematics Fluency

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-51

  Rhymer, Katrina N ^a,c   Dittmer, Karen I ^b   Skinner, Christopher H ^b   Jackson, Bertha ^b  

^a Houston Independent School District   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0034398967     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0088777     Document Type: Article

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