Children With Down Syndrome: Implications for Assessment and Intervention in the School

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 271-281

  Davis, Andrew S ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; Down syndrome; intervention; school psychology; special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749091006     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1045-3830.23.2.271     Document Type: Article

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