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Download full textSato-Viacrucis, Kiyo – 1988
Comparison of a variety of vision screening methods used with preschool children led to modification of the standard Snellen E test called the Blackbird Vision Screening System. An instructional story using an "E-bird" was developed to teach children the various possible positions of the E. The visual confusion caused by the chart was…
Descriptors: Handicap Identification, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Screening Tests
SAVITZ, ROBERTA A.; AND OTHERS – 1964
USING A SAMPLE OF 94 CHILDREN (31 TO 54 MONTHS OLD), THIS STUDY COMPARED EIGHT VISION SCREENING PROCEDURES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE ABILITY TO TEST FOR SEVERAL VISUAL FUNCTIONS, AND PREFERENCE AMONG THEM BY CHILDREN. THE SUBJECTS WERE ORIGINALLY TESTED USING THE EIGHT SCREENING TESTS, AND 6 MONTHS LATER 40 OF THE CHILDREN WERE RETESTED FOR…
Descriptors: Handicap Identification, Preschool Children, Preschool Tests, Screening Tests
Peer reviewedBailey, N.; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1989
Vision of 116 students, ages 6-19, with Down syndrome in the Brisbane (Australia) area was screened. Non-cycloplegic retinoscopy successfully assessed all the students for refractive error. Of the 99 children in special schools, about half did not show significant refractive error but 30 percent were farsighted, 14 percent nearsighted, and 21…
Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Handicap Identification
Peer reviewedTrief, E.; Morse, A. R. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1988
Strabismus and amblyopia are two common childhood vision conditions requiring early identification and treatment. Screening devices include external examination of the eye, ability to track, a cover test, acuity tests, and stereoscopic tests. Treatment includes patching therapy, use of glasses, orthoptics, CAM vision stimulator, or a combination…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Early Identification, Handicap Identification, Intervention
International Labour Office, Islamabad (Pakistan). Asian and Pacific Skill Development Programme. – 1976
This screening and diagnostic procedure is intended to identify Level 1 adults with specific learning problems. The adults not meeting criteria on the assessments for visual and auditory functions should be referred to proper medical services for full evaluations. A prescriptive teaching program should be specifically designed to meet needs of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Auditory Perception, Auditory Tests
Mann, James W., Ed. – 1985
The report presents Mississippi's plan for delivering education and related services to blind and visually handicapped students. An introduction reviews the development of the report based on the work of five task forces. The task forces' reports focus on the following topics and include recommendations for state action (sample subtopics in…
Descriptors: Blindness, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
