Characterization of developmental disability in children's fiction
By: Dyches, Tina Taylor.
Contributor(s): Prater, Mary Anne.
Series: Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities 40 (3) 2005: 202-216.Publisher: 2005Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): CHILDREN
| FICTION | IMAGE | DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESSummary: Evaluated, using Dyches and Prater (2000) guidelines, characterizations and plots in 34 eligible children's books published during 1999-2003. Found that, compared to a previous study (Dyches, Prater & Cramer, 2001), characters with developmental disabilities made more deliberate choices, were educated in more inclusive settings, were more accepted in their communities, and served in more helping roles; and more commonly the disability was only one of many character traits.
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Evaluated, using Dyches and Prater (2000) guidelines, characterizations and plots in 34 eligible children's books published during 1999-2003. Found that, compared to a previous study (Dyches, Prater & Cramer, 2001), characters with developmental disabilities made more deliberate choices, were educated in more inclusive settings, were more accepted in their communities, and served in more helping roles; and more commonly the disability was only one of many character traits.
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