VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, LEARNERS WITH HEARING
DISABILITIES, GIFTEDNESS, EPILEPSY, HEALTH PROMOTION,
SUPPORT IN THE CLASSROOM, CASE STUDY
,Visual Impairment
Visuele Inperking
,Visual Impairment Visuele
Inperking
• Totally blind – partially sighted * Heeltemal blind
- swaksiende
• Other impairments, like cerebral palsy, intellectual
impairment * Ander inperkings, soos serebrale
gestremdheid, intellektuele gestremdheid
, Influence on child’s development
* Invloed op kind se ontwikkeling
• 80% information through eyes * 80% inligting deur oë
• Physical and motor development * Fisiese en
motorise ontwikkeling
• Develop later
• Need more time
• Gross and fine motor muscles may be under developed
• Perceptual development * Perseptuele ontwikkeling
• Totally blind – no visual perception
• Partially blind – experience difficulties in visual perception
• Listening skills taught deliberately
• Experience difficulties with time and spatial awareness
DISABILITIES, GIFTEDNESS, EPILEPSY, HEALTH PROMOTION,
SUPPORT IN THE CLASSROOM, CASE STUDY
,Visual Impairment
Visuele Inperking
,Visual Impairment Visuele
Inperking
• Totally blind – partially sighted * Heeltemal blind
- swaksiende
• Other impairments, like cerebral palsy, intellectual
impairment * Ander inperkings, soos serebrale
gestremdheid, intellektuele gestremdheid
, Influence on child’s development
* Invloed op kind se ontwikkeling
• 80% information through eyes * 80% inligting deur oë
• Physical and motor development * Fisiese en
motorise ontwikkeling
• Develop later
• Need more time
• Gross and fine motor muscles may be under developed
• Perceptual development * Perseptuele ontwikkeling
• Totally blind – no visual perception
• Partially blind – experience difficulties in visual perception
• Listening skills taught deliberately
• Experience difficulties with time and spatial awareness
