Training pre-adolescent and adolescent students with moderate mental retardation name writing skills

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-115

  McLaughlin, T F ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Mental retardation; Writing skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144499574     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02578443     Document Type: Article

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