The Effects of Directed Play on the Frequency and Length of Reciprocal Interactions with Preschoolers Having Moderate Handicaps.

Kohl, Frances L.; Beckman, Paula J.

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Effects of Directed Play on the Frequency and Length of Reciprocal Interactions with Preschoolers Having Moderate Handicaps.

Kohl, Frances L.; Beckman, Paula J.

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v25 n3 p258-66 Sep 1990

Six preschool children with moderate mental retardation were placed in dyads to study their reciprocal interactions. Following a teacher-mediated intervention procedure, children displayed noticeable increases in the number and length of interactions during instruction, but generalization to free play varied among participants. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Generalization, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention, Moderate Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Treatment, Peer Relationship, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Responses

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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