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ERIC Number: EJ345994
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Educating Young Handicapped Children: What Can Early Childhood Education Contribute?
Widerstrom, Anne H.
Childhood Education, v63 n2 p78-83 Dec 1986
Suggests effective strategies from early childhood education to use in teaching young handicapped children. Teachers could include group activities fostering peer interaction; provide opportunities for free play; practice being less directive and more interactive; and recognize the benefits of a less teacher-controlled classroom environment. (BB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Group Activities, Play, Public Schools, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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