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Erin, Jane N. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1986
The study examined question frequencies and types in language samples from 36 sighted and visually impaired children (4-10 years old). Results demonstrated significant differences between blind/sighted and low vision/sighted groups in the ratio of questions asked. Comparison of question types indicated some minor distinctions of type of usage by…
Descriptors: Blindness, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Partial Vision
Erin, Jane N. – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1990
Analysis of language samples from four children with blindness, four children with low vision, and four sighted children (ages 4-5) revealed that the sighted group had greater complexity of utterances, lower frequency of inappropriate pronoun use, more variation in sentence types, and more instances of experiential narrative and imaginative play.…
Descriptors: Blindness, Comparative Analysis, Language Acquisition, Language Skills

Smith, Janice K.; Erin, Jane N. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2002
A study investigated effects of regular instruction and practice with prescription reading glasses with three adolescents with low vision. Two students demonstrated no advantage in reading large print and one student experienced a decreased reading rate using standard print and reading glasses. Students preferred reading standard print with…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adolescents, Inclusive Schools, Instructional Effectiveness