Effects of a Supplemental Early Reading Intervention With At-Risk Urban Learners

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 70-85

  Musti Rao, Shobana ^a   Cartledge, Gwendolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36348994350     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02711214070270020301     Document Type: Article

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