Foreign language learning problems of students classified as learning disabled and non-learning disabled: Is there a difference?

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 38-54

  Sparks, Richard L ^a  

^a College of Mount St Joseph ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign language; Learning disabilities; Native language

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035637320     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00011363-200102000-00006     Document Type: Article

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