A Survey of Motor Development for Infants and Young Children with Visual Impairments

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Celeste
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments ◽  
Infants And Young Children

Essential Experiences to Undergird the Early Development of Literacy

1997 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.J. Koenig ◽  
C. Farrenkopf
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Literacy Events ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments

This study identified a repertoire of essential early life experiences to which young children with visual impairments need to be exposed to undergird their development of literacy. The authors analyzed 254 stories from three published basal literacy series to identify the experiences necessary to bring meaning to each story. Through analysis and categorization of the data, they then identified 22 global areas of experience as essential. Guidelines for providing these experiences are suggested, including ways to link experiences to early literacy events.

Vitamin D Deficiency: A Treatable but Often Forgotten Cause of Motor Delay in Infants

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 013-016
Author(s):  
Shruti Kakkar ◽  
Suhalika Singla Sahni ◽  
Ruchika Kumar ◽  
Jatinder Singh Goraya
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Motor Delay ◽  
Presenting Symptoms ◽  
Lost To Follow Up ◽  
Infants And Young Children

AbstractVitamin D deficiency is an under-recognized cause of motor delays in infants and young children. Retrospective chart review identified 17 infants, 11 boys and 6 girls, aged between 7 and 27 months with motor delays attributable to vitamin D deficiency. Diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency was made on the basis of clinical, radiological, and biochemical findings. Presenting symptoms were delay in motor milestones in 14 and hypocalcemic seizures in 3. On physical examination, clinical signs of rickets were present in all. Neurological examination displayed hypotonia with retained tendon reflexes. Thirteen and ten infants, respectively, underwent radiographical and biochemical investigations, and all had abnormalities consistent with rickets. All infants were treated with 6,00,000 IU of vitamin D. Four infants were lost to follow-up. Rapid recovery of motor development was observed in remaining 13 infants. Vitamin D deficiency should be considered in the differential diagnosis of motor delays in infants and young children.

Play and Concept Development in Infants and Young Children with Severe Visual Impairments: A Constructivist View

1997 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Recchia
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Concept Development ◽  
Play Skills ◽  
Constructivist View ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Infants And Young Children

Infants and young children who are severely visually impaired from birth show consistent delays in concept development, compared to their sighted peers. This article focuses on the impact of severe visual impairment on the development of those play skills that facilitate concept development and discusses the ways in which intervention can enhance play experiences for infants and young children with severe visual impairments.

Adaptations for young children with visual impairments in regular settings

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-233
Author(s):  
Phyllis K. Mayfield ◽  
Katherine M. McCormick ◽  
Martha J. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments

The Home Environments of Young Blind Children

1994 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Dote-Kwan ◽  
M. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Pragmatic Language ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Home Environments ◽  
Blind Children ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments

The aim of this study was to identify specific aspects of the home environment related to the development of young children with visual impairments. The subjects of the study were 18 mothers and their legally blind children, aged 20–36 months, with no other handicapping conditions. The overall home environments were found to be consistently favorable, despite the differences in the parents’ socioeconomic status. However, they were not significantly related to any developmental scores except for the positive relationship between the emotional and verbal responsiveness of some mothers and the expressive pragmatic language abilities of their children.

Do Mothers Interact Differently with Children who are Visually Impaired?

1996 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 501-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.D. Behl ◽  
J.F. Akers ◽  
G.C. Boyce ◽  
M.J. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Developmental Age ◽  
Interaction Behaviors ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments

This study compared the interaction behaviors of mothers of young children with visual impairments to those of mothers of mildly delayed children with normal sight in a free-play setting using videotapes of mother-child dyads. The children were matched according to chronological age, as well as developmental age. It was found that the mothers of children with visual impairments were more physically involved with their children, used more controlling strategies, and spoke more to them than did the mothers of fully sighted children.

A multi-disciplinary model for young children with visual impairments

2005 ◽  
Vol 1282 ◽  
pp. 184-186
Author(s):  
Paula Korelitz ◽  
Mary Jo Ference ◽  
Rosemary Blaszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments
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