A Synthesis and Meta-Analysis of Reading Interventions Using Social Studies Content for Students With Learning Disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 178-195

  Swanson, Elizabeth ^a   Hairrell, Angela ^b   Kent, Shawn ^c   Ciullo, Stephen ^d   Wanzek, Jeanne A ^c   Vaughn, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

content areas; history; instruction; reading; strategies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDERS; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING; SOCIOLOGY; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; READING; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEACHING;

EID: 84893325020     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219412451131     Document Type: Article

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