Evaluating the Use of RTI to Identify SLD: A Survey of State Policy, Procedures, Data Collection, and Administrator Perceptions

Contemporary School Psychology - Tập 20 Số 1 - Trang 31-45 - 2016
Tina M. Hudson1, Robert G. McKenzie2
1Department of Teaching and Learning, Clemmer College of Education, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, KY, 37614, USA
2Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA

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