Improving the Spelling Performance of Students with Disabilities

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 343-354

  Grskovic, Janice A ^a   Belfiore, Phillip J ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Error correction; Learning disabilities; Spelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044364228     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02110135     Document Type: Article

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