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ERIC Number: EJ532496
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
A Fun Alternative: Using Instructional Games to Foster Student Learning.
Blum, H. Timothy; Yocom, Dorothy Jean
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v29 n2 p60-63 Nov-Dec 1996
This article provides guidelines for designing effective instructional games for all students, including students with disabilities or other special learning needs. The benefits of instructional games, including student motivation and the ability of games to facilitate individualized instruction, are discussed. Sample instructional games, including Speech BINGO, Emotional Card Game, and Tic-Tac-Toe Math, are described. (CR)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Educational Games, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Material Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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