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Author Chen, Deborah.

Title Tactile strategies for children who have visual impairments and multiple disabilities : promoting communication and learning skills / Deborah Chen, June E. Downing.

Publication Information New York : AFB Press, American Foundation for the Blind, c2006.
Location Item Type Call No. Status
 Main Stock  Book - 21-Day  371.911 CHE  AVAILABLE
Description x, 210 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-174) and index.
Contents Lessons learned from Project Salute : an introduction -- The sense of touch -- Supporting interactions through touch -- Assessing tactile skills and planning interventions -- Focusing on tactile strategies -- Considering multiple communication options -- Adapting manual signs to meet a child's needs -- Selecting appropriate tactile strategies -- Encouraging emergent literacy.
Subject Children with visual disabilities -- Means of communication.
Deafblind children -- Means of communication.
Children with visual disabilities -- Education.
Deafblind children -- Education.
Touch in children.
Added Author Downing, June, 1950-
ISBN 0891288198 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0891288201 (ascii disk)