Strategies for supporting transitions of young children with special needs and their families

Journal of Early Intervention

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-18

  Rous, Beth ^a   Teeters Myers, Christine ^b   Buras Stricklin, Sarintha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46649117310     PISSN: 10538151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105381510703000102     Document Type: Article

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