Before- and After-School Programs for Children with Special Needs.

Newman, Roberta L.; Tyler, Doris B.

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ERIC Number: EJ425694

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Publication Date: 1991

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Before- and After-School Programs for Children with Special Needs.

Newman, Roberta L.; Tyler, Doris B.

Teaching Exceptional Children, v23 n3 p45-48 Spr 1991

This article describes the characteristics of before- and after-school child care programs and deliniates the features needed to accommodate children with special needs. Potential ways to adapt current programs to fill this need and suggestions for design of future programs are discussed. Characteristics of effective programs are reviewed. (PB)

Descriptors: Child Welfare, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Employed Parents, Latchkey Children, Personal Autonomy, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Risk, Safety, Safety Education, School Age Day Care, Special Needs Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Parents

Language: English

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