The predictive utility of kindergarten screening for math difficulty

Exceptional Children

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-59

  Seethaler, Pamela M ^a   Fuchs, Lynn S ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953296540     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440291007700102     Document Type: Article

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