Meeting the standards? Dyslexic students and the selection process for initial teacher training

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-222

  Riddick, Barbara ^a,b   English, Eve ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744975259     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619760600617383     Document Type: Review

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