Technical Adequacy for Response to Intervention Practices

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-31

  Barnett, David W ^a   Elliott, Neely ^b   Graden, Janet ^a   Ihlo, Tanya ^c   Macmann, Gregg ^a   Nantais, Melissa ^c   Prasse, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Northern Kentucky Head Start ^*  (United States)

^c Southwest Ohio Special Education   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992838010     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15345084060320010401     Document Type: Article

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