Intensive intervention for students with mathematics disabilities: Seven principles of effective practice

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-92

  Fuchs, Lynn S ^a   Fuchs, Douglas ^a   Powell, Sarah R ^a   Seethaler, Pamela M ^a   Cirino, Paul T ^b   Fletcher, Jack M ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 44649178562     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20528819     Document Type: Article

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