Improving problem solving of elementary students with mild disabilities

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 372-380

  Glago, Karen ^a   Mastropieri, Margo A ^b   Scruggs, Thomas E ^b  

^a Fairfax County Public Schools   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary students; Mild disabilities; Problem solving; Self determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449369032     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932508324394     Document Type: Article

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