Evaluating Reading and Mathematics Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 195-207

  McKenna, John William ^a   Shin, Mikyung ^b   Ciullo, Stephen ^c  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

learning disability; mathematics; observation; reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942243556     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: 2168376X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731948714564576     Document Type: Article

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