Personalized outreach to university students with a history of reading difficulties: Early screening and outreach to support academically at-risk students

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 432-450

  Deacon, S Hélène ^a   Tucker, Rebecca ^a   Bergey, Bradley W ^b   Laroche, Annie ^a   Parrila, Rauno ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 85019154528     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: 15433382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2017.0032     Document Type: Article

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