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Probing the Perceptual and Cognitive Underpinnings of Braille Reading. An Estonian Population Study
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Veispak, Anneli; Boets, Bart; Mannamaa, Mairi; Ghesquiere, Pol – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Similar to many sighted children who struggle with learning to read, a proportion of blind children have specific difficulties related to reading braille which cannot be easily explained. A lot of research has been conducted to investigate the perceptual and cognitive processes behind (impairments in) print reading. Very few studies, however, have…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Reading Achievement, Familiarity
The Pattern of Sensory Processing Abnormalities in Autism
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Kern, Janet K.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Garver, Carolyn R.; Grannemann, Bruce D.; Andrews, Alonzo A.; Savla, Jayshree S.; Johnson, Danny G.; Mehta, Jyutika A.; Schroeder, Jennifer L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
The study was undertaken to evaluate the nature of sensory dysfunction in persons with autism. The cross-sectional study examined auditory, visual, oral, and touch sensory processing, as measured by the Sensory Profile, in 104 persons with a diagnosis of autism, 3-56 years of age, gender- and age-matched to community controls. Persons with autism…
Descriptors: Tactual Perception, Autism, Sensory Experience, Comparative Analysis
Spatial Coding in Normal, Autistic and Blind Children
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Hermelin, B.; O'Connor, N. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Autism, Blindness, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Tactual and Visual Concept Identification
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Fishkin, Steven M.; Pishkin, Vladimir – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1970
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning
A LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN HAPTIC LEARNING. FINAL REPORT.
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COYLE, SISTER JOHN VIANNEY; CONCANNON, SISTER JOSEPHINA – 1968
RECENTLY MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE SUBJECT OF CONCEPT FORMATION IN CHILDREN. THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIAL PERCEPTION IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS, AND ONE IMPORTANT PART OF SPATIAL PERCEPTION IS HAPTIC PERCEPTION--THE RECOGNITION OF OBJECTS BY TOUCH. THIS STUDY IS A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION OF THE RETENTION OF HAPTIC ABILITIES…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Experimental Groups