Getting to Know the Handicapped through Literature.

Crook, Patricia; Plaskon, Stephen P.

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ERIC Number: EJ229505

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Publication Date: 1980-Jun

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Getting to Know the Handicapped through Literature.

Crook, Patricia; Plaskon, Stephen P.

Curriculum Review, v19 n3 p240-43 Jun 1980

The authors discuss some fictional works about handicapped children and suggest how these books may be used in conjunction with other teaching techniques, such as drama, written expression, and art, to help nonhandicapped children understand their disabled peers. (SJL)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Childrens Literature, Disabilities, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Peer Acceptance, Perspective Taking, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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