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ERIC Number: EJ1275502
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 9
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"Making Kids a Part of Something": An Interview with Daniel Epstein on Unlocking Baseball's Potential for Inclusion of Young People with Learning Disabilities
Grünke, Matthias
Insights into Learning Disabilities, v17 n2 p153-161 2020
In this interview, a special educator and sports writer talks about the role that baseball can play in bringing young people with and without learning disabilities together. He exemplifies how a game can provide extensive opportunities for social interactions and establishes why playing baseball is more suitable for teaching social skills to struggling learners than many other hobbies and special interests. In addition, he proposes ways to make the sport more accessible for baseball players with special needs by placing them in positions where they are more involved in the game than in other things around them or by using audio cues. He also addresses exclusion tendencies in present-day baseball and discusses unfavorable developments that are occurring in the sport. In closing, he highlights the importance of role models in baseball for children and adolescents with disabilities, including the significance of athletes with special needs being more outspoken in public about their challenges.
Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Inc. 14 Nason Street, Maynard, MA 01754. Tel: 978-897-5399; Fax: 978-897-5355; e-mail: info@ldworldwide.org; Web site: http://www.ldworldwide.org/educators/ild-educators
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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