Research to practice: Closing the gap

Intervention in School and Clinic

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 135-138

  Earles Vollrath, Theresa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; behavior; intervention; reading; reading assessment; reading fluency; research; schoolwide positive behavior supports

Indexed keywords

EID: 83355173259     PISSN: 10534512     EISSN: 15384810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1053451211423818     Document Type: Editorial

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