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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RFDS</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Regional Formation and Development Studies</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2029-9370</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2029-9370</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>KU</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">03_BRASLAUSKIENE_TURAUSKIENE</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15181/rfds.v34i2.2242</article-id>
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        <article-title>Developing Language Skills in Pre-School Children with Special Educational Needs in the Course of Inclusive Education</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="Author">
          <name>
            <surname>Braslauskienė</surname>
            <given-names>Rasa</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:rasa.braslauskiene@gmail.com">rasa.braslauskiene@gmail.com</email>
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        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_000">Klaipėda University</aff>
        <contrib contrib-type="Author">
          <name>
            <surname>Turauskienė</surname>
            <given-names>Erika</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:bagdonaviciute.erika@gmail.com">bagdonaviciute.erika@gmail.com</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_RFDS_aff_001"/>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_001">Klaipėda University</aff>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>34</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>26</fpage>
      <lpage>39</lpage>
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      <abstract>
        <p>This article analyses the opinion of pre-school teachers on the peculiarities of the development of language skills of pre-school</p>
        <p>children with special educational needs in inclusive education. The conclusions of the qualitative research highlight the opinion</p>
        <p>of educators that in the course of inclusive education in kindergarten, the oral and written language skills of children with special</p>
        <p>needs require development during their daily activities. It turns out that in order to develop children’s speaking and listening skills,</p>
        <p>educators develop children’s fine motor skills, initiate language games, read fairy tales, encourage an interest in folklore, initiate</p>
        <p>dialogue reading, etc. In order to develop the basics of children’s reading and writing, educators involve children with special educational</p>
        <p>needs in various creative activities, organise various games, allow children to act using information and communication</p>
        <p>technologies, etc.</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>special educational needs</kwd>
        <kwd>language skills</kwd>
        <kwd>inclusive education</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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        <label>JEL CODES</label>
        <kwd>I21</kwd>
        <kwd>I25</kwd>
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