Behavioral and psychiatric consultation services for children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities in an educational setting: A program description

1989 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert T. Ammerman ◽  
Michel Hersen ◽  
Vincent B. Hasselt ◽  
Janice Forster ◽  
Janet Simon
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Educational Setting ◽  
Psychiatric Consultation ◽  
Program Description ◽  
Consultation Services ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments

Sources of Stress in Mothers of Young Children with Visual Impairments

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (10) ◽  
pp. 623-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heinrich Tröster
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Children's Behavior ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments

This study found that mothers of children with visual impairments aged 8–87 months experienced more stress than did mothers of children with no disability, particularly in areas involving the children's behavior and when the children had multiple disabilities. The major resource for the families was the availability of social support.

Enhancing the Social Interaction Skills of Preschoolers with Visual Impairments

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (8) ◽  
pp. 576-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tana D'Allura
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Longitudinal Observational Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Interaction Skills ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments

This longitudinal, observational study of 13 children in a preschool for children with visual impairments examined the effects of reverse mainstreaming, in combination with the cooperative learning strategy, on the social interaction patterns of preschoolers with and without visual impairments. It found that the type of environment provided and the learning strategies used affect both whether and how children relate to their environment.

The Expanded Core Curriculum Areas Experienced by Campers during Camp Abilities: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-41
Author(s):  
Lauren J. Lieberman ◽  
Katie Ericson ◽  
Maria Lepore-Stevens ◽  
Karen Wolffe
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Structured Learning ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Expanded Core Curriculum ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments

Introduction: The expanded core curriculum (ECC) refers to the generally accepted nine areas of instruction that children who are visually impaired (i.e., those who are blind or have low vision) must learn through explicit instruction in order to live independently as adults. Children with visual impairments must experience immersion in the ECC in their daily lives throughout the year rather than only being taught these skills during the school year by teachers of students with visual impairments. Therefore, this research was undertaken to determine whether athletes attending Camp Abilities, a sports camp for children with visual impairments, experienced new ECC skills or practiced previously learned ECC skills and if so, how. Method: Researchers chose to interview 10 athletes from a purposeful sample of 30 children who had previously attended camp. The 10 coaches who worked with these athletes one-on-one participated in focus group discussions at the end of the weeklong camp. In addition, all athletes and coaches attending camp listed their thoughts on posters describing how all athletes attending experienced areas of the ECC. Finally, researchers documented observations of athletes’ opportunities to practice ECC content throughout the weeklong program. Researchers transcribed interviews and focus group discussions and reviewed for themes relating to ECC areas that were part of the students’ lived experience during camp. Results: Three major conclusions emerged from reviews of the interviews, discussion group transcripts, posters, and observations: (1) athletes and coaches were initially unclear about what the ECC areas were and how the athletes experienced the ECC in their everyday academic and home activities; (2) following clarification of the ECC areas, the athletes came to recognize how they learned and applied ECC skills during the camp experience; and (3) a more structured instructional approach to applying the ECC at camp may further enhance their experiences. Discussion: The youth participants were not able to list and describe all of the ECC areas when interviewed at the end of camp. However, adult participants (coaches) listed most ECC areas and described how athletes experienced the ECC during camp in their focus group discussions. Once researchers clarified ECC areas for athletes, they identified self-determination, recreation and leisure, social interaction, and independent living as the areas of the ECC most often experienced during camp. Implications for practitioners: Practitioners need to pay attention to structured learning of the ECC areas and consider articulating for students which areas overlap in their everyday lives, so that they are fully aware of the multiple skills they are acquiring. Camp Abilities is a functional way for youths with visual impairments to experience all areas of the ECC.

Inclusive education of children with disabilities psychological and pedagogical support of preschool children with visual impairments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyubov' Plaksina ◽  
Liliya Druzhinina ◽  
Larisa Osipova
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
General Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Spatial Environment ◽  
The Subject ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments

The textbook deals with theoretical and methodological issues of inclusive education of children with visual impairments. Clinical, psychological and pedagogical characteristics of preschool children with visual impairments are given. The features of the organization of the subject-spatial environment, the correctional orientation of general education classes are shown. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For students of higher educational institutions studying in the areas of training "Special (defectological) education", "Psychological and pedagogical education" , for students of advanced training and retraining courses in the field of special and inclusive education.

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