Future Reflections
The National Federation of the Blind Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children
Vol. 23, No. 2� ����������������������� ����������������������� ����������� ������������������������Special IssueThe Early Years
Barbara Cheadle, Editor
�I believe with all
my heart that we can give Jennifer, and thousands of blind children like her,
a bright future full of hope and opportunity if we all work together with love
and understanding.�
� Marc Maurer,
President, National Federation of the Blind
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Future Reflections
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Contents
Chapter 1: Reach for the Stars
��� Possibilities
by
Carol Castellano��������
��� Reaching
for the Stars
by
Julie Hunter
��� A
Dad�s Expectations
by
Mark McClain
Chapter 2: Learning Begins At Home
��� Helpful
Hints for Parents of Blind Infants and Toddlers
by
Christine Faltz
��� Let
Your Child Play With the Pots and Pans
by
Jacki Harth
��� Supermarketing
by Carol J. Castellano
��� Active
Learning and the Blind, Multiply Disabled Child
by
Lilli Nielsen, Ph.D.
��� Chore
Wars
by
Liz Wolf���������
��� Is
Your Child Age-Appropriate?
by
Ruby Ryles, Ph.D.
��� Advice
to Parents of Partially Sighted Children
by
Barbara Cheadle
���
�Mom, What Does Blind Mean?�
by
Pauletta Feldman
Chapter 3: Movement and Mobility
���� Parents:
Blind Children�s First Mobility Teachers
by
Joe Cutter
��� Everyone
Has a Cane, Just Like Me!
by
Nalida E. L. Besson
��� Independence
and Mobility
by
Doris M. Willoughby and Sharon L. Monthei
��� Sharing
Creative Movement with your Child
by
Edwina Peterson Cross
Chapter 4: Touch: Another Way of Seeing
��� Another
Way of Seeing
by
Deborah Kent Stein
��� Hand-Over-Hand
Guidance: What Lesson Do We Teach?
by
Andrea Story
���
Educated Fingers
by
Barbara Pierce
Chapter 5: Literacy Is For Everyone
��� Pre-Reading
Activities for Blind Preschoolers
by
Ruby Ryles, Ph.D.
��� Your
Child�s Right to Read
by
Carol Castellano
��� Research
Study: Early Braille Education Vital
by
Ruby Ryles, Ph.D.
��� Why
Megan is Learning Braille
by
Marla Palmer
Chapter 6: Formal Education
���
Expectations: The Critical Factor in the Education of Blind Children
by
Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D.
��� The
Blind Child in The Regular Preschool Program
by
Ruby Ryles, Ph.D.
��� Kyra�s
Kindergarten Year
by
Barbara Mathews
Chapter 7: Parent Power
���� National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
Chapter 8: Future Reflections
��� Responsibilities
of a Seven-Year-Old
by
Hannah Weatherd
���
My Days Are Full
by
Michael Taboada
��� What
Freedom Means to Me
by
Nicole White
��� When
the Blizzard Blows
by
Marc Maurer
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