Post by misty on Jun 28, 2006 23:32:04 GMT -5
Using Children's Literature to Teach Social Skills
Friends are people who know and like each other. All human beings need and want to share the common bond of friendship with others. Traditionally, making friends is viewed as a natural and simple ongoing process. Children with disabilities, particularly learning disabilities, do not always make friends as effortlessly and easily as do their nondisabled peers. Through the use of children's literature, children with learning disabilities can be taught valuable skills that will enable them to make and maintain friendships...............
www.ldonline.org/article/6194
Friends are people who know and like each other. All human beings need and want to share the common bond of friendship with others. Traditionally, making friends is viewed as a natural and simple ongoing process. Children with disabilities, particularly learning disabilities, do not always make friends as effortlessly and easily as do their nondisabled peers. Through the use of children's literature, children with learning disabilities can be taught valuable skills that will enable them to make and maintain friendships...............
www.ldonline.org/article/6194
