Starting kindergarten: Transition issues for children with special needs

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 628-648

  Janus, Magdalena ^a   Lefort, Jessica ^a,b   Cameron, Ruth ^a   Kopechanski, Lauren ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability; School adjustment; School entry; Special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 37049039475     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20466656     Document Type: Article

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