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ERIC Number: EJ739601
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 6
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0040-5841
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Peer Supports and Inclusive Education: An Underutilized Resource
Bond, Rebecca; Castagnera, Elizabeth
Theory Into Practice, v45 n3 p224-229 2006
Successful inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms requires a variety of supports. This article demonstrates the role that peers can play in supporting each other. Whole-classroom strategies such as Class-Wide Peer Tutoring (CWPT) and cross-age tutoring are highlighted as methods of supporting inclusive education. Information is also provided about peer tutoring efforts at the secondary level in which students receive elective credit for supporting students with disabilities in general education classes. Suggestions for providing guidance and support for peer tutors are included. Further, this article explores the concept of establishing a cooperative classroom by addressing the 4 types of helping that must become common to all classrooms: requesting help, accepting help, refusing help, and providing help.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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