QuickSmart: A basic academic skills intervention for middle school students with learning difficulties

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 410-419

  Graham, Lorraine ^a,b   Bellert, Anne ^b,c   Thomas, Jenny ^b   Pegg, John ^a,d  

^a Natl Ctr of Sci Info and Commun Technol and Math Education for Rural and Regional Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c Catholic Education Office   (Australia)

^d University of New England ^*

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EID: 34948911108     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00222194070400050401     Document Type: Article

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