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The Effects of a Social-Emotional Intervention on Caregivers and Children with Disabilities in Two Central American Institutions
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Groark, Christina J.; McCall, Robert B.; McCarthy, Stephanie K.; Eichner, Joan C.; Warner, Hilary A.; Salaway, Jennifer; Palmer, Kalani; Lopez, Meghan E. – Infants and Young Children, 2013
This field study describes changes in caregiving and young children's physical and behavioral/cognitive development as a consequence of a pilot intervention using typical staff in 2 Central American orphanages for children with severe and multiple disabilities. The intervention trained staff in sensitive, responsive, child-directed,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Child Caregivers, Young Children
Orientation and Mobility for Blind Infants. Abstract XIII: Research & Resources on Special Education.
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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
The Institute for Deaf-Blind Studies: Proceedings.
Scheffler, Joye A.; And Others – 1976
The document contains 16 papers from the Institute for Deaf Blind Studies, a program to bring together many disciplines and to place emphasis on every aspect of the learning and teaching activity involved in the development of deaf-blind children. The following titles and authors are included: "Current Status of the Rubella Problem" (P. Ziring);…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Behavior Modification, Child Development, Cognitive Development
International Symposium on Visually Handicapped Infants and Young Children: Birth to Seven (2nd, Aruba, 1987). "The First Steps." Proceedings = Simpasio Internacional sobre Ninos Visualmente Deficientes de Nacimiento hasta Siete Anos (2nd, Aruba, 1987). "Los Primeros Pasos."
Palmer, Lillian, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This symposium focused on the special needs of visually handicapped infants and young children. Texts of 48 papers are presented, including keynote addresses by W. Aubrey Webson ("The First Steps") and Heather Hewitt ("First Steps--Parenting, Prevention and Programming"). Regional reports are provided for Japan, Bangladesh, the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Child Rearing, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development