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Peer reviewedTurner, Andrew – British Journal of Special Education, 1998
Describes the use of imaginative reconstruction and empathy to teach historical perspective to British students (ages 13 and 14) with severe learning difficulties. Lessons focused on writing (or dictating) a story describing the feelings of a sailor about to be involved in the battle with the Spanish Armada. Examples are provided. (DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Thinking, Empathy, Foreign Countries
