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ERIC Number: EJ629492
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
Loneliness in Children with Disabilities: How Teachers Can Help.
Pavri, Shireen
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v33 n6 p52-58 Jul-Aug 2001
This article describes the phenomenon of loneliness and its incidence in children with disabilities, and suggests techniques for detecting and dealing with loneliness at school. Interventions include social skills training, creating opportunities for social interaction, creating an accepting classroom climate, teaching adequate coping strategies, and enhancing student's self-esteem. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Coping, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Loneliness, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Self Esteem, Social Isolation, Student Characteristics, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Social Skills Training