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Norris, Janet A.; Hoffman, Paul R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1990
The study found that five multiply handicapped two-year-olds engaged in a greater frequency of communicative behaviors, a higher number of limb movements, and a higher developmental level of communicative behaviors when the interaction was child-initiated compared to when it was adult-initiated. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication

Aitken, S.; Buultjens, M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
This article reports on a study of the methods that 21 ophthalmologists used to assess the visual acuity of children with multiple impairments and the difficulties they encountered. Additional means of assessing visual function and alternative means of communicating the results are suggested. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Children, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Disabilities, Ophthalmology
Fieber, Nancy – 1977
The paper reviews cognitive development during the sensorimotor period (approximately the first two years of life) and considers approaches to assessing multihandicapped, deaf-blind, or severely/profoundly retarded students functioning at this level. Evaluation and training of basic sensorimotor schemes (visual fixation and tracking, sucking, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods

Lambert, Warren; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1980
Two new techniques that were used with a group of seven blind, multiply handicapped young adults in a half-way house are described. Structured learning therapy is a social skills training technique and group assessment is a method of averaging psychological data on a group of clients to facilitate program planning based on client needs.…
Descriptors: Blindness, Evaluation Methods, Group Testing, Interpersonal Competence
Hilton, Alan; Liberty, Kathleen – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1992
This study found little actual integration resulting from placement of 16 high school age students with severe multiple disabilities in special education classrooms within regular high schools. Guidelines for evaluating the integration of students are offered including a two-pronged test and examples of data appropriate for evaluating integration…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, High Schools, Interpersonal Relationship, Multiple Disabilities
Skowron-Gooch, Annette – 1987
The training manual was developed as a result of a summer training institute held in 1986 for teachers of low-incidence populations (those made up of students with severe and multiply handicapping conditions). The institute aimed to provide teachers with the latest information and technology to assess and develop early communication skills, and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Language Acquisition

Jose, Randall T.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1980
Techniques for evaluating the multiply impaired child's functional level of vision are described and a sequence of visual stimulation instruction for children with visual impairments is presented. (PHR)
Descriptors: Children, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Disabilities, Observation

Beck, Frances W.; Rockhold, Thayne – Volta Review, 1979
The author provides suggestions for audiologic assessment and aural rehabilitation of mentally retarded hearing impaired children. A practical screening procedure is described, and specific aspects of auditory training are considered. (SBH)
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Training, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
The first in seven sets of guidelines based on the consensus of experts in the treatment of psychiatric and behavioral problems in mental retardation (MR) focuses on diagnosis and assessment. It includes the definition and levels of mental retardation, difficulties in diagnosing psychiatric and behavioral problems in the presence of MR, assessment…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Emotional Disturbances
American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
The third in seven sets of guidelines based on the consensus of experts in the treatment of psychiatric and behavioral problems in mental retardation (MR) focuses on psychosocial treatment. Guidelines cover general principles, choosing among psychosocial treatments, severity of MR and psychiatric/behavior symptoms, diagnosable disorders, target…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods
Cress, Pamela J. – 1988
This manual is intended to provide information leading to reliable assessment of vision and hearing capabilities of children considered to have dual sensory impairments. Ongoing sensory assessment is necessary to determine the extent of residual sensory abilities that should be considered in educational programming decisions and to determine any…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Clinical Diagnosis, Deaf Blind, Diagnostic Tests

Loftin, Marnee – RE:view, 1997
Discusses the assessment component of individualized education programs for students with visual impairments. Important issues reviewed are the appropriate selection of a battery of tests; the knowledge base about a particular vision condition; the importance of supplementing testing information with meaningful observations and interviews; and…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Individualized Education Programs

Morse, Mary – RE:view, 1991
This article reviews normal visual development and the role of visual gaze behaviors in attention and social interaction, discusses how the information applies to many multiply handicapped visually impaired children, and describes ways of incorporating this information into assessment and programing. (DB)
Descriptors: Attention, Child Development, Evaluation Methods, Eye Contact
Sigafoos, Jeff; Arthur-Kelly, Michael; Butterfield, Nancy – Brookes Publishing Company, 2006
Practical and concise, this introductory guide is filled with real-world tips and strategies for anyone working to improve the communication of children with moderate, severe, and multiple disabilities. Emphasizing the link between behavior and communication, three respected researchers transform up-to-date research and proven best practices into…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Multiple Disabilities, Case Studies, Interpersonal Communication
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1987
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…
Descriptors: Blindness, Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Infants
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