Structured Discovery Learning and High Expectations: The Ultimate Equalizer in the Early Childhood Development of Blind Children Abstract

摘要

The blind child is first and foremost a child. Exploration and discovery are essential components in their development. Here we will focus on the expectations towards young children, how structured discovery is used in teaching orientation and mobility from the beginning, and how this influences their development towards becoming autonomous individuals as they grow in all areas including physical, mental, and social. Also touched on will be the justification of the early introduction of the mobility cane and some of the arguments against this practice.