Children With Visual Impairments. A Guide for Parents

Editorial Review
The newly revised and expanded edition of Children with Visual Impairments is an essential resource for parents of children who are blind, legally blind, or have low vision. Written by an expert team of professionals and parents, it is filled with jargon-free, compassionate information and advice on raising children with visual impairments from birth to age seven, making it the most comprehensive resource of its kind.

Chapters cover: What Is Visual Impairment?
Medical Issues, Treatments, and Professionals
Adjusting to Your Child’s Visual Impairment
Your Child’s Development
Daily Life
Family Life
Nurturing Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Early Intervention and Special Education
Legal Issues
Growing into Literacy
Orientation and Mobility
Children with Multiple and Visual Disabilities
The Years Ahead

The second edition introduces the new educational concept of "expanded core curriculum," comprised of nine key areas of learning that will prepare children with visual impairments to become independent and productive adults. Other additions include an overview of the latest equipment for learning and daily living; the best toilet-training methods; recent changes to special education under IDEA 2004; and the special needs of children with visual impairments who also have autism. And like all of our parents’ guides, it features profiles of children and families, and first-hand statements from parents who share the lessons they have learned along the way.

Now enhanced with extensive new material and thoroughly revised, Children with Visual Impairments continues to be the reference that parents will turn to again and again as their children grow and learn.
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Customer Reviews

Enthusiastically recommended not just for parents, but also for anyone in contact with a blind child

2007-01-06
Special education expert M. Cay Holbrook, Ph.D. applies her years of experience educating visually impaired children in the updated second edition of Children with Visual Impairments, a jargon-free resource especially for parents of children who are blind, legally blind, or have low vision. Especially focusing on children from birth through age 7, Children with Visual Impairments covers issues such as treatment options and medical problems, the development of a visually impaired child, how to nurture self-esteem, legal issues, cultivating literacy, helping children learn Braille and becoming familiar with it oneself, dealing with problems of orientation and mobility, and much more. Children with Visual Impairments is enthusiastically recommended not just for parents, but also for anyone in contact with a blind child, and for library and educational reference shelves.

informative

2005-12-03
My daughter has a ONH/SOD. I found this book to be very informative. The only problem that I had with it was the way it made me feel. I know stating the facts is one thing. But it made me feel that the author was a little to cold. I also felt that the author had a JOB to write this book. I did not feel any warmth or compassion at all. It was purely factual.

Good for teachers, too!

2004-06-23
I work with blind and visually impaired children as a teacher. The parents with whom I work have taught me a great deal, and reading this book has helped me to understand some of their concerns, questions, and what they have gone through.
New teachers with B/VI students seems to go through a similar process when they hear they will have a student who is unique in this way, so it has helped me have more productive conversations with them, as well.
I have met the editor at a conference. Not surprised she produced such a quality piece of work. A must buy, and a very good price.

Highly recommended for parents!

2000-04-01
We searched for five years for answers to our questions about our daughter's eye problems. Each time we got new information, I found the official termonology in this book with a clear, concise explanation for what was written in the doctor's reports. This book explains the different exams and tests as well as what you can to do help your child get the most out of the vision he/she has. Also includes valuable resources and other information. A must have if your child has, or you suspect your child has, a visual impairment.