The effects of peer-assisted learning strategies on the beginning reading skills of young children with emotional or behavioral disorders

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 344-359

  Falk, Katherine B ^a   Wehby, Joseph H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035539436     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290102600404     Document Type: Article

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