Exceptional Needs Today Issue 4

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LEARNING STRATEGIES

A Life Filled with Play Can Support All Kids with Different Abilities

By Carol Blumenstein and The KidsRead2Kids Team WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP, OUR DAYS WERE FILLED WITH PLAY. FROM BARBIE DOLLS AND LEGOS TO FACTORY VISITS AND FARM STAYS, OUR MOTHER BROUGHT LEARNING TO LIFE. EVERY DAY WAS AN ADVENTURE. IT DIDN’T MATTER IF WE WERE BUILDING A TENT IN OUR LIVING ROOM OR ROAD-TRIPPING COUNTRYWIDE—PLAY GAVE US THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD.

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