Mathematics difficulty with and without reading difficulty: Findings and implications from a four-year longitudinal study

Exceptional Children

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 280-300

  Vukovic, Rose K ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858644392     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440291207800302     Document Type: Article

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