Effective social interaction strategies for inclusive settings

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 405-411

  Terpstra, Judith E ^a   Tamura, Ronald ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer interaction; Play skills; Play strategies; Social interaction; Social skills; Social strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749091029     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-007-0225-0     Document Type: Article

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