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Utilizing Salient Features

August 7, 2016 by Meg Gilbert Leave a Comment

Utilizing Salient Features

Salient features are noticeable aspects that help the brain categorize incoming information. Think of an elephant. What consistently stands out across multiple images of an elephant so that we are able to recognize it? We usually think of an elephant as having gray skin, four thick legs, a long trunk, and big round ears. These are […]

Filed Under: Tips & Ideas Tagged With: anchor, bottle, Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, red, salient features, tap-n-see zoo

Adding color to bottles and cups

November 13, 2011 by Andrei Leave a Comment

Adding color to bottles and cups

We have tried several methods of adding color to Little Bear’s bottle and cup. Our current favorite is a combination of a shiny red slap bracelet and a curly red ribbon. He really seems to be able to see this before and while drinking his bottle. In the past we wrapped a red hair scrunchie […]

Filed Under: Tips & Ideas Tagged With: bottle, cup, red

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About Little Bear Sees

On May 21, 2010, Lukas Timothy Tallent was born. He was born with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), … Read More…

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