Talking about history: Discussions in a middle school inclusive classroom

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 154-165

  Okolo, Cynthia M ^a   Ferretti, Ralph P ^b   MacArthur, Charles A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 34047156130     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00222194070400020601     Document Type: Article

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