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Peer reviewedBarraga, Natalie C.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1977
Analysis of recent literature covering visual experiments with infants and young children documented a progression of visual functions in early development. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Exceptional Child Research, Infants, Perceptual Development
Peer reviewedEllis, H. D.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1987
Seventeen visually impaired children, aged 7-11 years, were compared with sighted children on a test of facial recognition and a test of expression identification. The visually impaired children were less able to recognize faces successfully but showed no disadvantage in discerning facial expressions such as happiness, anger, surprise, or fear.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Education, Facial Expressions, Identification
Download full textBruce, Susan M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2005
Through the process of distancing, children develop an understanding of the differences between themselves and others, themselves and objects, and objects and representations. Adults can support progressive distancing in children who are congenitally deaf-blind by applying strategies, such as the hand-under-hand exploration of objects, the…
Descriptors: Cues, Young Children, Deaf Blind, Language Acquisition
