On the Way to Literacy: Early Experiences for Young Visually Impaired Children.

Stratton, Josephine M.; Wright, Suzette

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Publication Date: 1991

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On the Way to Literacy: Early Experiences for Young Visually Impaired Children.

Stratton, Josephine M.; Wright, Suzette

RE:view, v23 n2 p55-62 Sum 1991

This article reviews the literature on the role of first-hand experiences, language, reading aloud, and scribbling on the preliteracy development of normal and visually impaired children. It describes a specific program developed by the American Printing House for the Blind which includes a handbook and 27 tactile-visual read-aloud story books. (DB)

Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Childrens Literature, Experiential Learning, Language Acquisition, Literacy Education, Preschool Education, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Readiness, Story Reading, Tactile Adaptation, Visual Impairments, Writing Readiness, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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