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eligibility, assessment practices, and qualifications of EI. She also
explains the layout and benefits of various team models for service
delivery. (ie: Multidisciplinary Model,
Interdisciplinary Model,
Trandisciplinary Model) Throughout Part 1, Chen offers a
comprehensive overview of the foundations, implications, and
strategies necessary for EI.
Part 2, entitled "vision and hearing assessment: the foundation
of intervention", includes chapters 4 - 7. Chapter 4, "clinical vision
assessments for young children", written by Deborah Orel-Bixler,
offers an in depth and detailed explanation of the development of
the eye and the visual cortex, vision screenings, tests, exams,
visual and functions. She completes her chapter with 2 sample
visual examination reports. Her elaborate explanations and
descriptions offer comprehensive and valuable information.
Chapter 5, "Functional Vision Assessment and Early Intervention
Practices" by Irene Topor and Chapter 6, "Understanding Hearing
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