Strategies for Teaching Algebra to Students With Learning Disabilities: Making Research to Practice Connections

Intervention in School and Clinic

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-45

  Strickland, Tricia K ^a   Maccini, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

access to general education curriculum; learning disabilities; mathematics disabilities; secondary curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956520630     PISSN: 10534512     EISSN: 15384810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1053451210369519     Document Type: Article

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