The Role of Touch During Free-play of Handicapped and Non-handicapped Children

Handicapped and nonhandicapped young children were observed during free play to determine their use of touch. Touch episodes were grouped into six categories: task related, interactive, attentional, protest, managing, and incidental. Analyses of the total touch episodes revealed that nonhandicapped...

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Published in:The Journal of classroom interaction 1989-10, Vol.24 (2), p.1-6
Main Authors: Crapps, John M., Witkowski, Mary Ellen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Childhood
Children
Classroom interaction
Disabilities
Mathematical transformations
Peer relations
Political protests
Social interaction
Special classes
Toys
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Summary:Handicapped and nonhandicapped young children were observed during free play to determine their use of touch. Touch episodes were grouped into six categories: task related, interactive, attentional, protest, managing, and incidental. Analyses of the total touch episodes revealed that nonhandicapped children engaged in more task related, interactive, and attentional touch than handicapped children. Analyses of the proportions of touch in each category revealed that task related touch represented a greater proportion of total touch for nonhandicapped than for handicapped children and managing touch a greater proportion for handicapped than nonhandicapped children.
ISSN:0749-4025
2376-6670