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Gwiazda, Jane; And Others – Sight-Saving Review, 1979
Based on studies and clinical findings, two techniques for testing infant vision are described: near-retinoscopy (used to assess the refractive state of infants and young children) and a fast preferential looking procedure (used to assess the acuity of infants up to one year of age). (DLS)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Infants, Screening Tests, Vision Tests
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Powell, S. A. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1996
In order to shed light on the needs of children with cortical visual impairments, normal visual development of infants is described. Infant preferences for motion, faces, and black-and-white patterns are explained. Colors useful in stimulating vision development and the time needed for exposure to visual stimuli are discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Infants, Neurology
Nelson, Charles A. – 1980
Highlighting current literature concerning infants' ability to perceive motion, this paper discusses the sensory apparatus that makes motion perception possible. Reviews of the physiology, anatomy, and sensory capabilities of the infant's visual system, as well as a discussion of the neural physiological mechanisms that govern the visual system,…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Infants, Literature Reviews, Models
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Haith, Marshall M. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1990
Focuses on investigations of infant sensation and perception over the past 25 years. Describes the knowledge base concerning the sensory and perceptual world of the infant in the mid-1960s. Methodological highlights in the study of vision and audition are covered. (RJC)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Infants, Perceptual Development, Research and Development
Janssen, Cynthia M. – 1979
The assessment of vision as it relates to and interacts with motor development is reviewed. The focus is on eye readiness skills normally occuring in infants' first few months of life and preceding eye-hand coordination. These visual skills fall into three categories: fixation, tracking, and scanning. Six standardized scales are reviewed and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Eye Hand Coordination, Infants, Perceptual Development
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Hatwell, Yvette – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
Recent work on the development of the perceptual information-seeking function of the hand in relation to its motor-executive function is reviewed. (PCB)
Descriptors: Children, Eye Hand Coordination, Infants, Motor Development
Hatfield, Elizabeth M. – Sight-Saving Review, 1979
The article considers methods and standards for screening infants and young children for visual handicaps. Eye screening at three basic age levels is examined: newborn, six months, and three to five years. (DLS)
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Identification, Infants, Neonates
Vurpillot, Eliane – 1983
Human infants are sensitive from birth to some intrinsic properties of objects; they are also sensitive to position. During the first weeks of life, pertinent dimensions of differentiation between objects are relative to global properties of the entire object or pattern. Position is defined by the direction of a displacement: the trajectory…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Infant Behavior, Infants, Literature Reviews
Frostig, Marianne – 1978
The author discusses the role of perceptual training in the education of young perceptually handicapped children. Distinctions are drawn between perception and awareness, and the necessity of stimulation to encourage infant and child learning is emphasized. Commonalities between perception and learning are underscored. The author stresses that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Infants, Learning Disabilities
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McCall, Robert B. – Intelligence, 1981
Studies reporting predictions from assessments of infant recognition memory to later developmental performance and IQ are critiqued. Inelegancies in design, procedure, and analyses are noted. While this approach may have potential, its utility for practical or clinical purposes is still not demonstrated. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Infants, Intellectual Development, Intelligence
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Dodd, Barbara; Burnham, Denis – Volta Review, 1988
Three methods by which hearing adults process speechread information are discussed: selective adaptation, immediate memory, and repetition priming. Also discussed are mental representations of speech by hearing-impaired and hearing children, infants' responses to speechread stimuli compared to other stimuli, infants' speechreading of a foreign…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Hearing Impairments
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Caulfield, Rick – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2000
Examines current research on brain development, focusing on infants' ability to understand basic numerical concepts and arithmetic operations. Asserts that as the brain undergoes dramatic transformations, it already has a built-in capacity to understand basic numerical concepts. Recommends that parents and professionals engage in activities…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Development, Computation, Concept Formation
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Glass, Penny – Infants and Young Children, 2002
This article summarizes the early development of the visual system within the context of the other sensory systems and preterm birth and relates this information to early intervention. Retinopathy of prematurely, ocular defects, cortical visual impairment and potential impact of the neonatal intensive care unit environment are discussed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Early Intervention, Infants
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Robinshaw, Helen M. – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
Provides an overview of how early identification and intervention for hearing impairment may benefit deaf infants' acquisition of symbolic language. Concludes that the role of the caregiver is central to the planning and success of early intervention programs for infants with deafness. (MDM)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Caregiver Role, Communication Skills, Deafness
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Samango-Sprouse, Carole; Rogol, Alan – Infants and Young Children, 2002
There is an increased incidence of language-learning disabilities with dyslexia by school age. As infants and toddlers, these children have neuromotor and speech dysfunction within their first year. This article postulates that the language and motor dysfunction is caused by infantile presentation of developmental dyspraxia rather than a…
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments, Developmental Disabilities