Chapter 2
Getting Started
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A baby starts learning as soon as she is born. In the first 5 years, she
will learn more skills, and learn them more quickly and easily, than at
any other time in her life. So it is important to begin early assistance
activities as soon as possible.
You may find it difficult, though, to know how to begin doing these
activities with your child. This chapter is designed to help you get started
and contains information on:
• making the best use of the information in this book
• deciding which activities to do first
• fitting these activities into your family’s daily life
How can this book help?
In this book, we give information, reasons for doing things, ideas, and
suggestions. You can use this book to:
• understand more about blindness and child development.
• learn the reasons for doing each activity. This will make it easier for
you to create other activities that accomplish the same goals.
• learn from others parents who have raised children with vision
problems.
• develop and carry out learning activities that work best for you and
your child.