Blindness and children : an individual differences approach /

Blindness and children : an individual differences approach /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Warren, David H.
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 380 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Blind children. Children with disabilities -- Development. Blindness. Child Development. Infant. Child. Blind children. Children with disabilities -- Development. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11110999

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ISBN:	9780511582288 0511582285 0511000383 9780511000386 0521451094 052145719X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-365) and indexes. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"A summary and interpretation of the research literature on infants and children with visual impairments. It concludes that many aspects of delayed development are the result not of visual impairment itself, but of an environmental variables that tend to accompany visual impairment."
Other form:	Print version: Warren, David H. Blindness and children. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994 0521451094

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Part I. Interaction with the Physical World
1. Perception of the physical world
2. Motor and locomotor interaction with the physical world
3. Understanding the physical world
4. Spatial understanding and spatial behavior
Part II. The Acquisition of Cognitive Skills
5. Language, concept formation, and classification
6. Executive functions: memory, attention, and cognitive strategies
7. Cognitive style, creativity, and intelligence
Part III. Adapting to the Social World
8. Social-emotional and communicative development in infancy
9. Communication as a social skill
10. Social development and adjustment
11. Developing a sense of self
Part IV. Summary
12. Longitudinal studies
13. Individual differences