American Sign Language as an Accommodation During Standards-Based Assessments

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 39-47

  Johnson, Evelyn ^a   Kimball, Kathy ^a   Brown, Shawn Olson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84992849237     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073724770102600207     Document Type: Article

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