Toward a Structural Assessment: Analyzing the Merits of an Assessment Tool for a Student with E/BD

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-40

  Stichter, Janine P ^a   Lewis, Timothy J ^a   Johnson, Nanci ^a   Trussell, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 84992905507     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073724770403000103     Document Type: Article

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