Literacy by Design: A Universal Design for Learning Approach for Students With Significant Intellectual Disabilities

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 162-172

  Coyne, Peggy ^a   Pisha, Bart ^a   Dalton, Bridget ^b   Zeph, Lucille A ^c   Smith, Nancy Cook ^d  

^a CAST   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

literacy; mental retardation; technology; universal design for learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860757294     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932510381651     Document Type: Article

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