Efficacy of a reading intervention for middle school students with learning disabilities

Exceptional Children

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-87

  Wanzek, Jeanne ^a   Vaughn, Sharon ^b   Roberts, Greg ^b   Fletcher, Jack M ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 84864952212     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440291107800105     Document Type: Article

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