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ERIC Number: EJ441306
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
Preschoolers with Severe Disabilities: The Case against Segregation.
Demchak, MaryAnn; Drinkwater, Sarah
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v11 n4 p70-83 Win 1992
This article discusses a rationale for and benefits of integration of preschoolers with severe disabilities. Strategies to promote social integration are offered in the areas of teacher preparation, environmental arrangements, activities aimed at nonhandicapped peers, and teaching disabled children social interaction strategies. Also considered are support services, instructional integration, and friendship development. (DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Friendship, Mainstreaming, Peer Acceptance, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Pupil Personnel Services, Severe Disabilities, Social Integration, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Theme Issue: Controversies in Early Intervention: Part I.