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ERIC Number: ED298680
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Oct
Pages: 3
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Orientation and Mobility for Blind Infants. Abstract XIII: Research & Resources on Special Education.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA.
A federally funded research report, titled "The Development of a Program in Orientation and Mobility for Multi-Handicapped Blind Infants" by Randall Harley et al., is briefly summarized in this one-page abstract. The report discusses the development of the "Peabody Mobility Kit for Infants," a package of assessment and training materials for use by parents and teachers of blind, multiply impaired infants aged 0-2. The materials address the areas of: cognitive development; motor development; and sensory development, which includes awareness and localization of sound, and movement and touch. The materials use a graduated guidance procedure to train the child to perform increasingly more advanced behaviors. The items on the assessment scales correspond to the behaviors taught by the training materials, and key skills are arranged in a developmental sequence. Results of a field test indicate that the programmed intervention achieved significant gains in the cognitive area and the movement and touch area, but not in the motor and sound localization areas. (JDD)
ERIC/OSEP Special Project on Interagency Information Dissemination, Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Dr., Reston, VA 22091 (free).
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Innovation and Development.
Authoring Institution: ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A