Effects of Isolate and Social Toys on the Social Interactions of Preschoolers in an Inclusive Head Start Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Elmore, Shannon Renee; Vail, Cynthia O.
Titel	Effects of Isolate and Social Toys on the Social Interactions of Preschoolers in an Inclusive Head Start Classroom
Quelle	In: NHSA Dialog, 14 (2011) 1, S.1-15 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1524-0754
Schlagwörter	Verbal Communication; Disabilities; Interaction; Developmental Delays; Interaction Process Analysis; Protocol Analysis; Accessibility (for Disabled); Toys; Manipulative Materials; Inclusion; Observation; Interpersonal Relationship; Preschool Children; Preschool Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Interaktion; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Prozessanalyse; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Toy; Spielzeug; Hilfsmittel; Inklusion; Beobachtung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of manipulating toy sets on the social verbal interaction that occurs between preschool-age children with disabilities and their typically developing peers. A single-subject alternating-treatments design was used to evaluate the effects of manipulating social toy sets and isolate toy sets on the social interactions of young children with disabilities. The targeted children included 1 girl and 3 boys with significant developmental delay. The study took place within an inclusive Head Start preschool setting. Children included in the study were presented with opportunities to play with the different toy sets on alternating days with their typically developing peers. The results indicate that social toy sets in isolation elicit a higher amount of social interaction compared with isolate toy sets in isolation. Given these preliminary results a discussion on whether or not manipulating toy sets is an effective, efficient, and socially valid means of increasing social interactions in inclusive preschool settings follows. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10