State SLD identification policies and practices

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 197-213

  Reschly, Daniel J ^a,c   Hosp, John L ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10244251764     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593673     Document Type: Review

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