The purpose of this study was twofold: to determine the kinds of money skills attained by a sample of 100 EMR children and to construct and field-test a portion of a coin skills curriculum which was judged to be at an appropriate level for elementary-age EMR students. Results of the study and a discussion of findings are presented.
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