"Can I play too?" Adapting common classroom activities for young children with limited motor abilities

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-120

  Sheldon, Kristyn ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 356 Arps Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adapting activities; Inclusion; Limited motor abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009805206     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02353292     Document Type: Article

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