A Critical Analysis of Dyslexia Legislation in Three States

Jo Worthy; Doris Villarreal; Vickie Godfrey; Sam DeJulio; Angela Stefanski; Amy Leitze; Jennifer Cooper

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A Critical Analysis of Dyslexia Legislation in Three States

Jo Worthy, Doris Villarreal, Vickie Godfrey, Sam DeJulio, Angela Stefanski, Amy Leitze, Jennifer Cooper

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice
Volume	66
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2381336917718501
State	Published - Nov 1 2017

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Cognitive Psychology

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