Classification of Learning Disabilities: An Evidence-Based Evaluation

Jack M. Fletcher, University of Texas; G. Reid Lyon, National Institutes of Health; Marcia Barnes, University of Toronto; Karla K. Stuebing, University of Texas; David J. Francis, University of Houston; Richard K. Olson, University of Colorado; Sally E. Shaywitz, Bennett A. Shaywitz, Yale University
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