Learning Through Touch: Supporting Learners with Multiple Disabilities and Vision Impairment Through a Bioecological Systems Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780367203009 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 234 str.

Mike McLinden; Stephen McCall; Liz Hodges

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This fully revised and updated second edition is essential reading for practitioners who support learners with multiple disabilities and vision impairment.　The book　reflects international initiatives that seek to ensure that people with disabilities have opportunities to take meaningful control within their learning and their lives.

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Acknowledgements  Preface  Overview  PART 1 Making Connections CHAPTER 1 Revisiting Learning Through Touch  PART 2 Finding Out About Touch  CHAPTER 2 Reflecting on Touch  CHAPTER 3 The Anatomy and Physiology of Touch  CHAPTER 4 Functions of Touch  CHAPTER 5 Early Development of Sensory and Cognitive Abilities  PART 3 Identifying and Reducing Potential Barriers to Learning  CHAPTER 6 The Influence of Vision Impairment on Early Haptic Development  CHAPTER 7 The Potential Influences of Multiple Disabilities on Learning Through Touch  CHAPTER 8 Assessment and Assessment of Touch  CHAPTER 9 Interpersonal Communication Through Touch  CHAPTER 10 Tactile Symbols and Early Literacy  PART 4 Finishing Touches  CHAPTER 11 Mediating Experiences Through Touch  CHAPTER 12 Concluding Thoughts  Glossary of Useful Terms  Portfolio Activities  Useful Resources  References  Index