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Article: Children with asthma: Strategies for educators
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- Teaching Exceptional Children
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright Council for Exceptional Children Jan/Feb 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Do you know the following astounding facts about asthma? Do you know what to do if your class includes a child with asthma? In this article, we provide an orientation to the chronic condition of asthma and suggest ways in which educators and caregivers may assist children with asthma to have more positive and healthy educational experiences. Here are the facts:
Children with asthma represent the largest group of children with chronic illness enrolled in U.S. day-care centers, preschools, and elementary schools. Asthma affects 5 million children nationwide (Feldman, 1996).
Educators and caregivers on average will have two children with an asthmatic condition enrolled in their classrooms at ...