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Peer reviewedWerth, Louise H. – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Explains the need to establish alternate communication devices between mothers and their blind infants. Mothers must demonstrate a natural ability to respond to auditory and manual cues, rather than visual cues. The importance of "tactual intimacy" is also stressed. (AS)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Auditory Stimuli, Blindness, Cues
Peer reviewedSpencer, Patricia – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1998
Offers hearing parents of deaf infants guidelines on communicating with their child based on changes that deaf mothers make in their signing when talking to their deaf baby. Guidelines focus on restricting language, sign repetition, dramatic expression, waiting for the child's attention, tapping to gain attention, and visual leading. (DB)
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Deafness, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition
