Effectiveness of paraeducator-supplemented individual instruction: Beyond basic decoding skills

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 508-525

  Vadasy, Patricia F ^b   Sanders, Elizabeth A ^a   Tudor, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Washington Research Institute   (United States)

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EID: 36849084184     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00222194070400060301     Document Type: Article

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