An Educational Schema for Children with the Dual Disability of Deafness and Blindness.

Hewitt, Heather

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ERIC Number: EJ194174

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Publication Date: 1978-Sep

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An Educational Schema for Children with the Dual Disability of Deafness and Blindness.

Hewitt, Heather

Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, v5 n3 p81-85 Sep 1978

The paper outlines an educational scheme whereby teachers of severely mentally retarded and multiply-handicapped children (including deaf/blind children) can assess the prelanguage levels of children on a hierarchical language schedule, which culminates in the acquisition of natural gesture. (Author)

Descriptors: Body Language, Deaf Blind, Educational Assessment, Language Acquisition, Multiple Disabilities, Nonverbal Communication, Sequential Learning, Severe Disabilities, Symbolic Language, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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