What can intervention tell us about arithmetical difficulties?

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 64-82

  Dowker, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65749103981     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
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