Effects of Audio Texts on the Acquisition of Secondary-Level Content by Students with Mild Disabilities

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-214

  Boyle, Elizabeth A ^a   Rosenberg, Michael S ^a   Connelly, Vincent J ^a   Washburn, Shari Gallin ^a   Brinckerhoff, Loring C ^a   Banerjee, Manju ^a  

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EID: 0141918626     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593652     Document Type: Conference Paper

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