Increasing story-writing ability through self-regulated strategy development: Effects on young writers with learning disabilities

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 291-305

  Saddler, Bruce ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 33751557639     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30035555     Document Type: Article

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