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ERIC Number: EJ650463
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
Teaching Creative Dramatics to Young Adults with Williams Syndrome.
Tieso, Carol L.
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v34 n6 p32-38 Jul-Aug 2002
This article describes a university affiliated summer program which provided 16 young adults with Williams Syndrome with a creative dramatics program highlighting their language and musical talents. The article discusses the characteristic strengths and weaknesses of people with Williams syndrome, meeting students' interests and learning styles, and scaffolding for optimal learning. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Creative Development, Dramatics, Mental Retardation, Postsecondary Education, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Secondary Education, Summer Programs, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Talent Development, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Williams Syndrome