Reading interventions for struggling readers in the upper elementary grades: A synthesis of 20 years of research

Reading and Writing

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 889-912

  Wanzek, Jeanne ^a   Wexler, Jade ^b   Vaughn, Sharon ^b   Ciullo, Stephen ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning disabilities; Reading difficulties; Reading intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955656148     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-009-9179-5     Document Type: Article

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