A comparison of two reading interventions for children with reading disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 257-277

  O'Shaughnessy, Tam E ^a   Swanson, H Lee ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; SEMANTICS; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; READING; REMEDIAL TEACHING; SEMANTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346047896     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221940003300304     Document Type: Review

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