Peer group inclusion of mild intellectually disabled preschoolers through team play: a pilot study
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Jan 23, 2018
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peer culture preschool age intellectual disability team game school inclusion
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Peer group has a major impact on the formation of a young person’s social identity. In the early years, peer culture is mainly expressed in free play, during which children begin to act collectively, share with, form friendly relationships and establish their own routines. Intellectually disabled children have difficulties fitting in peer groups, due to cognitive restrictions and the lack of relative social experiences.
The hypothesis of the research was to detect whether if an intellectually disabled student is able to respond to peer’s team game demands, then his acceptance by the group is expected to be reinforced. The program concerned a kindergarten student with intellectual disability in the resource room. Data processing showed improvement in the student’s ability to follow the game rules and in the required skills, and eliminations of his negative, unaccepted behaviors, during the game. Consequently, his acceptance by the fellow students was enhanced.
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Μπάρμπας Γ. Σ., & Τρυποπούλου Ο. (2018). Peer group inclusion of mild intellectually disabled preschoolers through team play: a pilot study. Hellenic Journal of Research in Education, 7(1), 14–27. https://doi.org/10.12681/hjre.15786
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