Becoming multimodal authors: Pre-service teachers' interventions to support young children with autism

Australian Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 86-96

  Oakley, Grace ^a   Howitt, Christine ^a   Garwood, Rebekah ^a   Durack, Annie Rose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84888109068     PISSN: 03125033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183693911303800311     Document Type: Article

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