Data suggest that teachers can facilitate interactions between blind preschoolers and their sighted peers by the use of verbal cues. The most useful cues appear to be descriptions of the social environment, direct prompts to the target child, and indirect prompts to other children in the group. Also, there are teacher-child interaction patterns that appear to hinder interaction with peers; these are indicated, and the discussion provides teachers with a basis for thinking about social interaction and ways of helping young children organize their social environment.
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