Developmental Disabilities

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Sensory Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Handicapped Child — Facts of Life

      • Merritt B. Low

      Pages 3-7

   3. Theoretical Issues in the Early Development of Visual Perception

      • Joseph F. Fagan III, Patricia Ann Shepherd

      Pages 9-34

   4. Clinical Appraisal of Vision

      • Richard N. Reuben

      Pages 35-41

   5. Early Visual Impairment: Research and Assessment

      • Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

      Pages 43-53

   6. Intervention Strategies and the State of Education for the Visually Handicapped

      • Ralph Peabody

      Pages 55-61

   7. Theoretical Issues in the Development of Audition

      • Robert J. Ruben, Isabelle Rapin

      Pages 63-78

   8. Appraisal of Auditory Function in Children

      • Isabelle Rapin, Robert J. Ruben

      Pages 79-100

   9. Behavioral Assessment of Infants’ Hearing

      • Earl C. Butterfield

      Pages 101-113

3. Motor Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115

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   2. Theoretical Issues in the Development of Motor Skills

      • Peter H. Wolff

      Pages 117-134

   3. Neuromotor Assessment of Infants

      • Lawrence T. Taft

      Pages 135-147

   4. Intervention for Physically Handicapped Children

      • Gabriella E. Molnar

      Pages 149-174

4. Cognitive Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175

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   2. Issues in the Early Development of Intelligence and Its Assessment

      • Robert B. McCall

      Pages 177-184

   3. Attention as a Measure of Cognitive Integrity

      • Michael Lewis

      Pages 185-212

   4. Early Description and Prediction of Developmental Dysfunction in Preschool Children

      • Melvin D. Levine, Frank Oberklaid

      Pages 213-228

   5. An Information Processing Approach to Infant Cognitive Assessment

      • Philip R. Zelazo

      Pages 229-255

   6. Effects of Educational Intervention Programs on the Cognitive Development of Young Children

      • Donald J. Stedman

      Pages 257-275

The chapters in this volume are drawn from the presentations delivered at a symposium on Developmental Disabilities in the Preschool Child. This sym­ posium was held under the auspices of The Institute for Pediatric Service of Johnson and Johnson Baby Products. It was co-sponsored by The College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers Medical School, and The In­ stitute for the Study of Exceptional Children, Educational Testing Service. The symposium was held in the Fall of 1979 in Chicago, Illinois and the participants, including Ph. D . 's, Ed. D . 's, and M. D . 's, represented the interdisciplinary approach which characterized the meetings. The interdisciplinary set of speakers was matched by an equally diverse audience who represented almost every profes­ sional group concerned with the needs of disabled children and their families. Because of the successful information exchange that took place, a published volume of the proceedings was determined to be useful for others who were not able to attend. To all those who toil to help developmentally disabled children and their families we dedicate this volume. Michael Lewis Lawrence T. Taft vii CONTENTS Introduction xiii Part I-Sensory Development 1 / Handicapped Child - Facts of Life 3 Me"itt B. Low 2 / Theoretical Issues in the Early Development of Visual Perception 9 Joseph F. Fagan III and Patricia Ann Shepherd 3 / Clinical Appraisal of Vision 35 Richard N.

• assessment
• attention
• children
• dentistry
• development
• disability
• education
• emotion
• hearing
• intelligence
• intervention
• language development
• medicine
• perception
• research

• Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, USA

  Michael Lewis

• Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Medical School - UMDNJ, Piscataway, USA

  Lawrence T. Taft

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