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Computer-based Learning Environments for Children with Special Needs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Anne Williams
Anne Williams*
Affiliation:
D’Alton Special School, Elizabeth Computer Centre, Tasmania
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Abstract

How can we use computers effectively? This paper, which is intended for teachers already using computers in their classrooms, outlines and discusses three approaches to using and managing microcomputers with children who have special learning needs. The approaches describe computer-based classroom learning environments for children with a range of learning difficulties and are based on classroom work with children at D’Alton Special School, Hobart. Responses from some children working in these environments are also discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , May 1987 , pp. 36 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1987

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