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Publication Date: 2011
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Instructional Strategies for Learners with Dual Sensory Impairments in Integrated Settings
Downing, June; Eichinger, Joanne
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), v36 n3-4 p150-157 2011
This article presents information on instructional strategies and the effective use of personnel needed for educating students with dual sensory impairments in integrated learning environments. To counter the practice of educating students in separate environments according to their most apparent weaknesses and limitations, the authors contend that learners with dual sensory impairments can benefit from shared learning environments (cross-categorical) and from daily interactions with nondisabled peers. Specific examples and practical intervention strategies to accommodate for the sensory losses are provided.
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Intervention, Deaf Blind, Severe Disabilities, Hearing Impairments, Cues, Visual Stimuli, Auditory Stimuli, Cooperative Learning, Heterogeneous Grouping, Sensory Experience, Stimuli
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