Relative Effects of Interventions Supporting the Social Competence of Young Children with Disabilities.

Odom, Samuel L.; McConnell, Scott R.; McEvoy, Mary A.; Peterson, Carla; Ostrosky, Michaelene; Chandler, Lynette K.; Spicuzza, Richard J.; Skellenger, Annette; Creighton, Michelle; Favazza, Paddy C.

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ERIC Number: EJ589589

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Relative Effects of Interventions Supporting the Social Competence of Young Children with Disabilities.

Odom, Samuel L.; McConnell, Scott R.; McEvoy, Mary A.; Peterson, Carla; Ostrosky, Michaelene; Chandler, Lynette K.; Spicuzza, Richard J.; Skellenger, Annette; Creighton, Michelle; Favazza, Paddy C.

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v19 n2 p75-91 Sum 1999

A study compared the effects of different intervention approaches designed to promote peer-related social competence of 83 preschool children with disabilities. Analyses indicated that the peer-mediated condition had the greatest and most sustained effect on children's participation in social interaction and on the quality of interaction. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Strategies, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Social Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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