AG Bell Academy certification program for Listening and Spoken Language Specialists: Meeting a world-wide need for qualified professionals

Volta Review

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-143

  Goldberg, Donald M ^a,d   Dickson, Cheryl L ^b,d   Flexer, Carol ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Hearing House   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^d AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language   (United States)

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EID: 77954997016     PISSN: 00428639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17955/tvr.110.2.m.636     Document Type: Review

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