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Morse and Morse, in chapter 23, provide a wealth of information on how
to support families of children with CVI. As this reader has experience in
practice, CVI can be extremely difficult to understand for families, and the
child themselves. Acceptance and support when receiving any information
about disabilities is imperative for successful instruction and adaptation for
the child. This chapter presents personal stories from parents and an
individual with CVI about supports and how they helped. More importantly,
this chapter allows the reader to experience the thoughts of the individuals
and gather their suggestions for better and greater support.
The final chapter, 24, provides a look at strategies and techniques used
with adults with CVI that have been found to be successful. Kingston
suggests that with slight modifications, these strategies could be utilized with
children as well in the future. The chapter allows the reader to draw parallels
in treatment procedures as well as see clear differences in approach.
After reading this book, I feel that it is a great compilation of information
on CVI for the upcoming and current teachers of the visually impaired and for
other professional or parents that simply want to gain a better understanding
of the diagnosis and strategies for intervention. As a teacher of the visually
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