Educating Students with Mild Mental Retardation

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 80-89

  Patton, James R ^a   Polloway, Edward A ^b   Smith, Tom E C ^c  

^a PRO ED publishing in Austin   (United States)

^b LYNCHBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

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EID: 84992903699     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108835760001500203     Document Type: Article

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