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ERIC Number: EJ668888
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
A Comparison of the Expressive Language Opportunities Provided by Shared Book Reading and Facilitated Play for Young Children with Mild to Moderate Intellectual Disabilities.
Davie, Juli; Kemp, Coral
Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v22 n4 p445-60 Sep 2002
Presents a study that compared expressive language opportunities provided by shared book reading and facilitated play and examined the language of young Australian children (n=22) with intellectual disabilities. Finds that the shared book reading elicited more intelligible and complex language. Includes references. (CMK)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Skills, Play, Preschool Education, Reading Instruction, Special Needs Students, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia
Note: Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology is a refereed journal. Theme issue: 'Lighting the Way in Special Education': The Work of Macquarie University Special Education Centre.