Improving the reading comprehension of middle school students in inclusive classrooms

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 116-123

  Katims, David S ^a,b   Harris, Sandra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Castle Hills First Baptist School ^*  (United States)

^c Castle Hills Baptist Schools   (United States)

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