Reading Rehabilitation for Individuals with Low Vision - Research and Practice in the Czech Republic (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book presents an emerging rehabilitation program for improving the reading abilities of individuals with low vision who undergo therapy for visual impairment. Its interdisciplinary framework for visual training through reading skills development aligns its goals with those of special education programs and features anatomical and psychological background chapters, diverse perspectives on rehabilitation, and empirical supporting data. Program details span theoretical bases, strategies and planning, pedagogical considerations, use of assistive technologies, and assessment of client progress and program efficacy. And by locating rehabilitation in the psychosocial experience of visual disability, the program can be used as a means of building confidence and motivation, contributing to improved quality of life. Included in the coverage: Visual impairment and its impact on development. Rehabilitation of individuals with visual impairment in the Czech Republic. Innovative vision rehabilitation system: theoretical postulates, meanings, and objectives. Reading as a main objective of vision rehabilitation. Verification of effectiveness of the reading performance experimental rehabilitation program. Reading Rehabilitation for Individuals with Low Vision is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians/practitioners, and graduate students in varied fields such as cognitive psychology, rehabilitation, literacy, special education, child and school psychology, visual therapy, and public health.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Kamila Ruzickova
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	290
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-43652-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Rehabilitation Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of those with special educational needs > Teaching of visually impaired persons Promotions
LSN:	3-319-43652-X
Barcode:	9783319436524

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