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Peer reviewedKnight, Marcia S.; Rosenblatt, Laurence – American Annals of the Deaf, 1983
Fourteen severely multiply handicapped children with rubella syndrome, six to 16 years of age, were examined with the PLAYTEST system, an operant test procedure using sound and light as stimuli and reinforcers. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Behavior Modification, Children, Electromechanical Technology
Wacker, David P. – Journal of the Association for the Severely Handicapped (JASH), 1981
Six diagnostic tasks of two choice discrimination skills were used to assess 32 hearing impaired/mentally handicapped adults residing in a state institution. Two tasks measured sign discrimination skill, two measured visual discrimination, and two measured motor discrimination. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Hearing Impairments, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedGroenveld, M.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This article discusses the increasing incidence of cortical visual impairments, resulting from medical advancements making possible the survival of critically ill children with severe brain damage. Discussed are the prevalence of multiple handicaps, formation of visual concepts, foreground/background distinction, potential for mainstreaming, use…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidence, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedTavernier, G. G. F. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
This article reviews the theoretical and research literature on vision stimulation and vision training of children with severe irreversible visual impairments. It recommends early stimulation to prevent visual deprivation, use of operant conditioning, and the presentation of highly contrasting stimuli to stimulate visual awareness in children with…
Descriptors: Blindness, Multiple Disabilities, Operant Conditioning, Stimulation
Haworth, Mary R.; And Others – Teach Except Child, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Instructional Materials, Kinesthetic Methods, Language Handicaps
Peer reviewedMorse, M. T. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1992
This article describes addition of a "learn a routine" procedure to functional visual assessments of children with severe neurological and physical disabilities. The procedure capitalizes on the child's interest of the moment and provides information on the child's patterns of responses, ability to accommodate to variations of a stimulus, and…
Descriptors: Children, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Disabilities, Neurological Impairments
Peer reviewedRogow, Sally M. – RE:view, 1992
The development of visual perception skills in children with partial vision as well as developmental disabilities is considered. A model of visual learning is offered which incorporates the role of visual experience, movement, and visual learning. Specific teaching suggestions for developing visual attention and visual search skills are offered.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Learning Activities, Models, Multiple Disabilities
