Including children with visual difficulties in the early years foundation stage - Julie Jennings

The aim of the Including Children withseries is to equip practitioners and carers with the basic informationthey require in order to understand particular special needs andrespond appropriately to the child and his or her parents. The emphasisis on helping the child to participate as fully as possible in thecurriculum, on equal terms with his or her peers.
All children need practitioners who are able to observe and reflect ontheir individual style of learning. Children with a visual impairment,in particular, need practitioners who are curious and imaginative abouthow they learn when vision is not their main medium. This book makessuggestions about some aspects of developing and learning with avisual impairment which will enable practitioners to make the learningenvironment they provide a positive and responsive one for childrenwith a visual impairment.