Supporting children with gaps in their mathematical understanding: The impact of the national numeracy strategy (NNS) on children who find mathematics difficult

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-154

  Gross, Jean ^a  

^a KPMG Foundation   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65749117347     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
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