Early Focus
Early Focus

Author: Rona L. Pogrund

Publisher: AFB Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

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Early Focus synthesizes and makes understandable the experience of professionals from such fields as: education, orientation and mobility, pediatrics, ophthalmology and optometry, psychology, occupational therapy, and social work. This is a resource for both professionals and parents.

Living and Learning with Blind Children
Living and Learning with Blind Children

Author: Felicity Harrison

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9780802077004

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Blind and visually impaired children experience the world in unique ways. To help them learn and develop, parents and teachers need to understand how such children relate to their environment. The authors offer practical strategies for encouraging the blind child's development and interaction. Paper edition (7700-5), $17.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Thriving Blind
Thriving Blind

Author: Kristin Smedley

Publisher: Thriving Publications

Published: 2019-02-26

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9781732066403

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Stories of blind people who use creativity and determination to live the life of their dreams. Also includes lists of resources for advocacy, rehabilitation, recreation, and support systems for the blind.

Language Development and Social Interaction in Blind Children
Language Development and Social Interaction in Blind Children

Author: Miguel Perez Pereira

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-12-09

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 100003111X

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The Classic Edition of this foundational text includes a new preface from Miguel Pérez-Pereira, examining how the field has developed since first publication. The volume provides an in-depth account of blind children's developing communicative abilities, with particular emphasis on social cognition and language acquisition from infancy to early school age. It provides insights into why the development of blind children may differ from that of sighted children and explores development of "theory of mind" and perspective taking in language learning. It also discusses the caregiver–child interaction, research on early intervention and practical strategies for blind children that can assist parents and practitioners. The up-to-date preface discusses recent neurological research and the comparison between the psychological development of visually impaired and autistic children. Language Development and Social Interaction in Blind Children continues to facilitate dialogue between those interested in the study of typically developing children and those interested in the development of children who are blind, and challenges some widely held beliefs about the development of communication in blind children.