USING ELECTRONIC LANGUAGE GAMES TO DEVELOP LINGUISTIC SKILLS IN CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Abstract
This study aims to highlight the importance of electronic language games in teaching children with special needs, equipping them with linguistic skills that help them express their needs, reduce the impact of their disabilities on communication with others, and enable them to integrate into their communities alongside their typically developing peers.
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Ibid., p. 53.
For more details on these and other examples, see Ibid., p. 54 and onwards.
Ibid., p. 57.
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Taken from the website: Mo5dram - Enhancing Language Through Electronic Games.
There are numerous examples, and it is not feasible to list them all; therefore, we will focus on language games relevant to this study.
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Ibid., p. 279.
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Ibid.
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