“You can't play marbles—you have a wooden hand”: Communication with the handicapped¹

This research was funded by a grant from the Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped, Department of Education.

Abstract

The influence of being in a mainstreamed class on nonhandicapped children's abilities to communicate with the handicapped was investigated in this two‐year study. The results indicate that both nonhandicapped and handicapped children have difficulty communicating with handicapped peers. Being in a mainstreamed class has no impact on the nonhandicapped children. No differences were discovered between children studied at the conclusion of the first or second years of the mainstreaming program.

Notes

This research was funded by a grant from the Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped, Department of Education.