Challenging the assumptions about the frequency and coexistence of learning disability types

School Psychology International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 437-448

  Mayes, Susan Dickerson ^a,b   Calhoun, Susan L ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning disabilities; Mathematics; Reading; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348890223     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034307084134     Document Type: Article

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