What we know about effective instructional practices for English-language learners

Exceptional Children

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 454-470

  Gersten, Russell ^a,b   Baker, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Eugene Research Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0038714463     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290006600402     Document Type: Article

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