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Peer reviewedTroster, Heinrich; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
Reports on a longitudinal study of gross-motor development in 10 congenitally blind children during their first 3 years. Compared to developmental norms for sighted children, five full-term blind children showed slight delays in postural development but greater delays in locomotor development. Five preterm blind children showed major delays in all…
Descriptors: Blindness, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Learning Problems
Peer reviewedPretorius, E.; Naude, H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Describes an empirical study that examined the impact of being carried on a parent's back on a child's visual integration pathways. Draws on a previous study (Pretorius et al.) postulating that this cultural behavior could have a negative impact as it prevents the child from crawling adequately or enough during the sensorimotor stage. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
