Age as a Predictor of Acquisition Rates as Measured by Curriculum-Based Assessment: Evidence of Consistency with Cognitive Research

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 31-38

  Burns, Matthew K ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992781407     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073724770402900203     Document Type: Article

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