Intervention, evaluation, and policy studies: Remediating computational deficits at third grade: A randomized field trial

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-32

  Fuchs, Lynn S ^a   Powell, Sarah R ^a   Hamlett, Carol L ^a   Fuchs, Douglas ^a   Cirino, Paul T ^b   Fletcher, Jack M ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Computation; Mathematics difficulty; Remediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009541442     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345740701692449     Document Type: Article

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