Pedagogically bereft! Improving learning outcomes for children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-43

  Carpenter, Barry ^a  

^a Technology Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational strategies; Every Child Matters; Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953124242     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2011.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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