Mnemonic strategies: Evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence

Intervention in School and Clinic

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-86

  Scruggs, Thomas E ^a   Mastropieri, Margo A ^a   Berkeley, Sheri L ^a   Marshak, Lisa ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fairfax County Public Schools ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

content area learning; evidence based practice; mnemonic strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049260125     PISSN: 10534512     EISSN: 15384810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1053451210374985     Document Type: Article

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