Extending Research on a Math Fluency Building Intervention: Applying Taped Problems in a Second-Grade Classroom

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 364-381

  Sunny, Windingstad ^a   Skinner, Christopher H ^b   Emily, Rowland ^b   Elizabeth, Cardin ^c   Fearrington, JAMIE Y ^d  

^a Tucson Unified School District   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Monroe County Schools   (United States)

^d APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classwide interventions; Intervention; Math fluency; Prevention; RTI; Taped problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951677768     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377900903175861     Document Type: Article

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