Sensory Impairments Videos (Video #36-40)
36. Hearing Development and Hearing Loss:
Birth to Three Years (1995)
Running Time: 14 minutes
This video outlines the physical and cognitive aspects of hearing
and hearing loss. The first part of the video describes the physical
mechanisms associated with hearing, as well as the development,
consequences, and possible treatment of two types of hearing
loss (conductive and sensorineural). Also discussed are the milestones
of hearing development during the first three years of childhood.
Resources for seeking assistance for a child's suspected hearing
loss are presented. This video is closed-captioned.
Developed by: Bill Wilkerson Center
37. Hearing Aid Management Skills for Families
of Young Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (1993)
Running Time: 56 minutes
This instructional video guides caretakers through the process
of acquiring and maintaining a hearing aid for a young child
who is deaf or hard of hearing. Parent advisors are shown discussing
the following practical management skills: understanding the
anatomy of the ear; understanding hearing tests; understanding
the audiogram; identifying parts and functions of the hearing
aid; putting hearing aids on the child; giving the hearing aid
a daily listening check; establishing full time aid use with
the child; caring for the hearing aid; and troubleshooting for
the source of feedback.
Developed by: SKI*HI Institute, Logan, Utah
38. Sign With Me (1995) Order as a set
(3 volumes, 2 tapes per volume; 6 tapes total).
Running Time: 75 minutes each tape
This three volume video series (Building Conversations, Building
Concepts, and Positive Parenting) is designed to teach American
Sign Language (ASL) to families of young children who are deaf
or hard of hearing. Viewers are taught ASL on a level appropriate
for communicating with children. Learning is accomplished through
modeling, repetition, and activities. Both adult and child signers
are featured on the tapes. Each volume contains eight lessons,
and comes with its own workbook for use with the video. The workbook
contains self tests and suggestions for involving all family
members in the learning process.
Developed by: Center for Hearing Loss in Children, Boys Town National Research Hospital
39. Functional Vision: Learning to Look
(1993)
Running Time: 18 minutes
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Dr. Mary Jo Ward, and Eunice Kennedy-Shriver
discuss cognitive development in young children. They describe
some behaviors associated with cognitive delays, and encourage
parents to trust their instincts about their child's abilities
or disabilities. If cognitive delays are suspected, the eight
elements of a good diagnostic assessment are described. Professionals
are shown assessing children. Activities to help parents foster
their child's cognitive development are described and shown.
Additional sources of information and assistance are presented
for parents. This video is only available in Spanish.
Developed by: Young Adult Institute, New York
40. Can Do! (1991) Order as a set.
Running Time: See Tape Descriptions
Seeing Things In A New Way: What Happens
When You Have A Blind Baby (15
minutes)
This video is designed to answer common questions asked by new
parents of children with visual impairments. General information
and guidance is provided by a narrator and six families of children
with visual impairments.
- Learning About the World: Concept Development (15 minutes)
In the absence of "learning by watching", children with visual impairments will learn about the world through other senses. This video describes how parents can aid conceptual development. - Becoming a Can Do Kid: Self-Help Skills (13 minutes)
This segment addresses specific techniques parents can employ to foster the development of self-help skills (e.g., feeding, dressing, cleaning, and toileting) in a child with visual impairments. Emphasis is placed on talking the child through the activity, and taking advantage of natural teaching opportunities to help the child learn. Some practical ideas for making everyday activities more manageable are also discussed. - Making Friends: Social Skills and Play (10 minutes)
This video discusses how visual impairments may effect the acquisition of social skills in young children. By taking the position that children with visual impairments may unknowingly engage in socially unacceptable behavior (e.g., blindisms), this video instructs parents on how to discourage such behavior and teach appropriate social skills. The video also discusses how children may need guidance in developing play skills, since such skills cannot be acquired through observation. - Going Places: Orientation and Mobility (12 minutes)
Children with visual impairments may need some guidance to develop good orientation and mobility skills. This video describes practical ways for parents to encourage mobility and aid in the development of orientation skills.
Developed by: Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS)
