Announcement: Third Edition of Early Focus: Working with Young Children Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision and Their Families!
Authors: Rona Pogrund, Professor, Texas Tech University, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI), Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)
Early Focus: Working with Young Children Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision and Their Families has been significantly revised and updated in the new 3rd edition, coming out by the summer of 2026, by APH Press. The Co-Editors, Rona Pogrund, Diane Fazzi, and DeEtte Snyder, have authored or co-authored the chapters, along with other notable authors in the field for some chapters, in this new revision of the book for pre-service and in-service vision professionals, families of these young children, and other team members.
As has come to be expected of Early Focus, the third edition provides a reader-friendly approach to the most relevant, current, evidence-based, and practical information that will be useful to families and professionals from a wide range of fields who have experience working with this population or have a young child on their caseload for the very first time who is blind or has low vision. This edition has a stronger focus on families and culturally relevant practices than previous editions. A new chapter devoted to serving young children with neurological visual impairments was added to provide readers with specific information and strategies for working with this growing population. Other chapters have been rewritten to reflect current best practices and were significantly updated and revised. The reader will find a wealth of new information in this edition of Early Focus, such as coaching strategies, the role of remote instruction/tele-intervention for service provision, and how technology can be used with young children, along with a rich resource section. Also included are “Focus on Effectiveness” boxes that will provide practical strategies that all team members and families can use.
Because the population of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision is increasing, families and professionals who work with them need to be knowledgeable to be able to support these young children to grow and develop.