Cognitive Development in Blind Children

Cognitive Development in Blind Children
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Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 8171417345
ISBN-13 : 9788171417346
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Cognitive Development in Blind Children by : S. Begum

Contents: Introduction, Conspectus of Research on Cognitive Abilities, A Study Plan and Procedure, Presentation Analysis and Interpretation of Data, Discussion, Summary, Conclusions, Recommendations and Suggestions.

Language Development and Social Interaction in Blind Children

Language Development and Social Interaction in Blind Children
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : 9781000031119
ISBN-13 : 100003111X
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Language Development and Social Interaction in Blind Children by : Miguel Perez Pereira

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.

A Blind Child's Pathway to Learning

A Blind Child's Pathway to Learning
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Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9781491842836
ISBN-13 : 1491842830
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis A Blind Child's Pathway to Learning by : Dr. William Cavitt

Our intention in writing this book is to provide three distinct but closely related groups with insight into the factors required to help a blind child attain his/her maximum level of cognitive abilities. The first group consists of parents who face the day to day reality of helping their blind child deal with the challenges imposed by the lack of sight. The second group consists of beginning and future professionals who will find themselves deeply involved with providing social, psychological, and educational support of these parents. The third group includes friends, family, and others who are not and will not be on the front lines of working with blind children, but who are interested in understanding the issues for their own reasons. There are many articles and books available that discuss the various aspects of the development of both sighted and blind children from almost every possible perspective related to the factors that impact the learning and developmental processes of children. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these have been written by professionals to professionals, using the jargon of the author's chosen field of study. As a result, people who are not part of the "in groups" often find these publications hard to understand, boring, or both. In this book, we do not aim to provide any new insights to established professionals or other individuals who are knowledgeable in this area. Rather, our purpose is to translate the knowledge provided by these professionals into ideas and concepts that can be readily understood and applied by parents, teachers, and other caregivers of blind children. Throughout the book, we will be dealing with highly specialized concepts and theories of education, psychology, and human development. We have done our best to translate the professional and academic jargon into what most people would call "simple English. Throughout the text, we have provided our definitions of key terms as we have come to understand and apply those terms. We recognize that others may have different interpretations for the same terms, and we do not dispute that their definitions serve their particular purposes.

Blindness and Early Childhood Development

Blindness and Early Childhood Development
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Publisher : AFB Press
Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015052552992
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Blindness and Early Childhood Development by : David H. Warren

A review of knowledge on motor and locomotor development, perceptual development, language and cognitive processes, and social, emotional, and personality development. A basic resource for teachers and anyone working with blind and visually impaired children.

The Construction of Cognitive Maps

The Construction of Cognitive Maps
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 365
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ISBN-10 : 9780585334851
ISBN-13 : 0585334854
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis The Construction of Cognitive Maps by : Juval Portugali

and processes which are exclusive to humans in their encoding, storing, decoding and retrieving spatial knowledge for various tasks. The authors present and discuss connectionist models of cognitive maps which are based on local representation, versus models which are based on distributed representation, as well as connectionist models concerning language and spatial relations. As is well known, Gibson's (1979) ecological approach suggests a view on cognition which is diametrically different from the classical main stream view: perception (and thus cognition) is direct, immediate and needs no internal information processing, and is thus essentially an external process of interaction between an organism and its external environment. The chapter by Harry Heft introduces J. J. Gibson's ecological approach and its implication to the construction of cognitive maps in general and to the issue of wayfinding in particular. According to Heft, main stream cognitive sciences are essentially Cartesian in nature and have not as yet internalized the implications of Darwin's theory of evolution. Gibson, in his ecological approach, has tried to do exactly this. The author introduces the basic terminology of the ecological approach and relates its various notions, in particular optic flow, nested hierarchy and affordances, to navigation and the way routes and places in the environment are learned.

Language and Experience

Language and Experience
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9780674039896
ISBN-13 : 0674039890
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Language and Experience by : Barbara LANDAU

Blindness and Children

Blindness and Children
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 052145719X
ISBN-13 : 9780521457194
Rating : 4/5 (9X Downloads)

Synopsis Blindness and Children by : David H. Warren

This study concludes that many aspects of delayed development are not the result of visual impairment itself, but rather of environmental variables that tend to accompany it, after summarizing and interpreting the research literature on infants and children with visual impairments.

Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative

Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 587
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ISBN-10 : 9780309439985
ISBN-13 : 0309439981
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.

Teaching Social Skills to Students with Visual Impairments

Teaching Social Skills to Students with Visual Impairments
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Publisher : American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages : 548
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ISBN-10 : 0891288821
ISBN-13 : 9780891288824
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Teaching Social Skills to Students with Visual Impairments by : Sharon Sacks

"This book expands upon the knowledge base and provides a compendium of intervention strategies to support and enhance the acquisition of social skills and children and youths with visual impairments ... Part 1 ... addresses social skills from a first-person perspective. The second part ... examines how theory seeks to explain social development and influences assessment and practice ... Part 3, ties personal perspectives and theory to actual practice. Finally, Part 4 ... offers numerous examples and models for teaching social skills to students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabling conditions."--Introduction.

Visual Perception and Cognition in Infancy

Visual Perception and Cognition in Infancy
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 0805807055
ISBN-13 : 9780805807059
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Visual Perception and Cognition in Infancy by : Carl Granrud

The chapters in this book are based on papers presented at the 23rd Carnegie Mellon Symposia on Cognition. At this exciting event, speaker after speaker presented new discoveries about infants' visual perception in areas ranging from sensory processes to visual cognition. The field continues to make significant progress in understanding the infant's perceptual world. Several advances have come from the development of new methods for exploring infant perception and cognition that have brought new empirical findings. Advances have also been made in understanding the mechanisms underlying perceptual development. Outstanding examples of this ongoing progress can be seen in the chapters of this volume.