Parent brochures

Parent brochures from the Blind Children's Center, Los Angeles, CA: (4120 Marathon Street, P.O. Box 29159, Los Angeles, CA 90029)

Talk to me: A language guide for parents of blind children
Talk to me 11: Common concerns
Heart to heart: Parents of blind and partially sighted children talk about their feelings
Move with me: A parent's guide to movement development for visually impaired babies
Learning to p1gy: Common concerns for the visually impaired preschool child
Dancing cheek to cheek: Nurturing beginning social play and language interactions
Let's eat
Reaching crawling walking

Parent publications from Blind Children's Fund, 4740 Okemos Road; Okemos, MI 48864-1637

Parent Packet No. 1
Make It
Off to a Good Start
Get a Wiggle On!
Learning to Look-. A Handbook for parents of low vision infants and young children
Move It!
VIP Newsletter
Get Ready...Get Set...Go!
Watch Me Grow!

Parent publications from NAPVI: (P.O. Box 317, Watertown, MA 02272)

AWARENESS A Newsletter for Parents
Take Charge: A guide to resources for parents of the visually impaired
Preschool Learning Activities for the Visually Impaired Child: A guide for Parents

Parent Publications from The Children's Medical Center.
(Perinatal Team Office, One Children's Plaza, Dayton, OH 45404)

A Parent's Guide for baby's Discovering His Hands for Visually Impaired Infants
A Parent's Guide for Grasp and Hand Skills for Visually Impaired Infants

The National Newspatch, Oregon School for the Blind, 700 South Church Street SE, Salem, OR 97301 (a newsletter about preschool blind and visually impaired children; primarily for educators, but also of value to parents)

SEE/HEAR Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 1100 W. 45th Street, Austin, TX 78756 (TSBVI outreach newsletter; available to both parents and educators)

References and Reading

Batshaw, M. & Perret, Y. (1981). Children with handicaps: A medical primer. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.

Bishop, V. (199 1). Preschool children with visual impairment .(unpublished manuscript).

Bishop, V. (1996). Teaching visually impaired children. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Caplan, F. (Ed.) (1976). The parenting advisor . Garden City, NY: Anchor Books.

Catalano, R. & Nelson, L. (1994). Pediatric ophthalmology. Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange.

Collins, M. (1992). Parental reactions to a visually handicapped child: A mourning process. (unpublished doctoral dissertation). Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International. (#8217840).

Ferrel I , K. (1985). Reach out and teach. New York: American Foundation for the Blind.

Isenberg, 5. (1989).The eye in infancy. Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc.

Jordan, J. , Gallagher, J. , Hutinger, P., & Karnes, M. (1988). Early childhood social education: Birth to three. Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.

Kastein, S., Spaulding, I. & Scharf, B. (1980). Raising the young blind child. New York: Human Sciences Press.

Pogrund, R. , Fazzi, D. & Lampert, J. (Eds.). (1992). Early focus: Working with young blind and visually impaired children and their families. New York: American Foundation for the Blind.

Rogow, S. (1988). Helping the visually impaired child with developmental problems. New York: Teachers College Press.

Trief, E. (Ed.). (1992). Working with visually impaired young students: A curriculum guide for birth - 3 year olds. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Ulrich, S. (1972). Elizabeth. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press.

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