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
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“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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