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ERIC Number: EJ206401
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Mainstreaming: A Model for Including Elementary Students in the Severely Handicapped Classroom.
Almond, Patricia; And Others
Teaching Exceptional Children, v11 n4 p135-39 Sum 1979
Using the concepts of normalization, mainstreaming, and individualized instruction, a big brother/big sister program was developed in which 16 severely handicapped autistic children (4 to 15 years old) were tutored by nonhandicapped and educable mentally retarded elementary students. (CL)
Descriptors: Autism, Elementary Education, Normalization (Handicapped), Peer Relationship, Peer Teaching, Program Descriptions, Severe Disabilities, Tutorial Programs, Volunteers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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