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CHDV C141 Guide for Lisa Fuller: Sensory Impairments

Child Development 141: Introduction to Children with Special Needs

Background Resources: Overviews and Definitions

Sensory disabilities. (2018). In Health Reference SeriesDisabilities Sourcebook (4th ed., pp. 141-174). Omnigraphics. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX6048600025/GVRL?u=cclc_cerroccc&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=649c6048

Professional Organizations

California Department of Education. (2023). Special education - CalEdFacts. https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/cefspeced.asp

Provides facts and data on several disability categories. 

National Center on Deafblindnesshttps://www.nationaldb.org/

As a national technical assistance center, NCDB works with state deafblind projects and other partners to improve educational results and quality of life for children who are deafblind and their families.

 

Parent & Teacher Resources: Articles and Books

Brillante, P. (2017). Every child belongs: Welcoming a child with a disability. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/sep2017/every-child-belongs

Kabot, S. (2019). Support you can see (and feel): Teaching children with Autism. NAEYChttps://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/oct2019/teaching-children-autism

National Center on Deafblindness. (2024). Deafblindness overview. https://www.nationaldb.org/info-center/deaf-blindness-overview/#education

Ohio State University. (2024). Teaching students with sensory impairments. https://ada.osu.edu/sensory-impairments

Ryles, R. (2004). The blind child in the preschool program. National Federation of the Blindhttps://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr14/fr04se26.htm

Sensory disabilities. (n.d.). Rutgers Department of Kinesiology and Health. https://kines.rutgers.edu/dshw/disabilities/sensory/1061-sensory-disabilities

Spano, C. (2010). Disabilities in early childhood: How prepared are educators? https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED534461

West Robertson, C. (2020). Helping children with sensory impairments explore and learn.
https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr39/1/fr390102.htm

APA References

Video

de Souza, N. (2018). Inclusive education is In-possible [Video]. Ted Conferences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdeYbv4oCME

 

 

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