Aligning instruction with academic content standards: Finding the link

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 309-321

  Browder, Diane M ^a   Spooner, Fred ^a   Wakeman, Shawnee ^a   Trela, Katherine ^a   Baker, Joshua N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate assessment; General education curriculum; Inclusive education

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247193663     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154079690603100404     Document Type: Article

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