Developing effective special education reading teachers: The influence of professional development, context, and individual qualities

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-103

  Dingle, Mary P ^a   Brownell, Mary T ^b   Leko, Melinda M ^c   Boardman, Alison Gould ^d   Haager, Diane ^e  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955831067     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073194871103400106     Document Type: Article

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