Tools and Activities
for
Development of Visual Skills
with 0-2-Year-Level Learners
TASHA TADPOLE'S PUZZLE BOOK


by
Elaine Kitchel, M.Ed.

with consultation from
Millie Smith, M.Ed.

APH logo
© 2009


The following people deserve grateful acknowledgment:

David McGee, Technical Research
Frank Hayden, Technical Research
James Robinson, Technical Research
Tom Poppe, Model Maker
Cary Crumpton, Planning Advisor
Steve Mullins, CD Production
Lila Adkins, Large Print
David Manteuffel, Purchasing
Steve Paris, Production Advisor
Anna Fox, Cost
Sandy Maerz, Purchasing
Phyllis Williams, Inventory
Jack Decker, Vice President
David Hines, Engineering
Tony Grantz, Marketing
Pat Packer, Braille
John Aicken, Educational Research
Erica Rucker, Educational Research
Ann Travis, Educational Research
Matthew Smith, Educational Research
Bisig Impact Group, Graphic Design

and

Millie Smith, M.Ed.
Tristan Pierce, B.F.A.
Rebecca Burnett, Ph.D.
LaRhea Sanford, Ph.D.
M. Beth Langley, M.Ed.

for the provision of talent, advice and expertise toward the development of this puzzle book.


Tasha Tadpole's Puzzle Book

Elaine Kitchel, M.Ed.
Writer and Project Leader

Millie Smith, M.Ed.
Consultant

Erica Rucker, B.A.
Project Assistant

Photo by Tom Murray

Getting Ready

To use Tasha Tadpole's Puzzle Book, needed items are:

Tadpole Skills and Tools

Physiological 
   Fixation  Pursuit  Shift of Gaze  Cross Mid-line  Eye-hand Coordination
(cause/effect & activation) 
Field of Vision  Scanning  Convergence  Depth Perception 
ToAD Toothbrush             
ToAD Triangles             
ToAD Flashlight & Attachments          
ToAD Cup                
ToAD LED Keychain Light             
ToAD Match 'n Sort Cards                      
ToAD Pom-pon                
ToAD Bowls and Balls          
ToAD Bell Bracelet and Puppet       
ToAD Spoon    
ToAD Tangle Toys/Foam Squares                         
Slinky             
ToAD Mirror                      
ToAD Swirly Mats                
Tasha Tadpole's Puzzle Book    
TADPOLE Cards                


Perceptual 
   Visual Memory  Object Recognition (3-D)  Object/Shape Recognition (2-D)  Figure Ground Discrimination  Size Discrimination  Shape Discrimination 
ToAD Toothbrush          
ToAD Triangles          
ToAD Flashlight & Attachments                   
ToAD Cup                   
ToAD LED Keychain Light                   
ToAD Match 'n Sort Cards       
ToAD Pom-pon                
ToAD Bowls and Balls          
ToAD Bell Bracelet and Puppet             
ToAD Spoon          
ToAD Tangle Toys/Foam Squares             
Slinky                   
ToAD Mirror                
ToAD Swirly Mats                
Tasha Tadpole's Puzzle Book    
TADPOLE Cards    

Cognitive 
   Object Permanence  Imitation of Action  Identifying  Sequencing  Matching  Sorting  Photograph Recognition  Color Discrimination 
ToAD Toothbrush             
ToAD Triangles             
ToAD Flashlight & Attachments                         
ToAD Cup                         
ToAD LED Keychain Light                         
ToAD Match 'n Sort Cards                      
ToAD Pom-pon                      
ToAD Bowls and Balls             
ToAD Bell Bracelet and Puppet                   
ToAD Spoon          
ToAD Tangle Toys/Foam Squares          
Slinky                      
ToAD Mirror                         
ToAD Swirly Mats                      
Tasha Tadpole's Puzzle Book       
TADPOLE Cards       

Dedication

This book is dedicated to all those teachers, who have, for decades, made their own kits of materials to perform functional vision assessments and vision development activities for students with visual impairments. Many of these imaginative individuals have provided help their students could have acquired no where else. They have contributed profoundly to the body of information that provides the foundation for ToAD and TADPOLE.

Important Notice

Tasha Tadpole's Puzzle Book should be used either for functional vision assessment or vision development activities for a given student. It should not be used for both purposes for an individual child.

It is also recommended that very young and multiply-involved children spend no more than 20 minutes in one sitting while working on Tasha Tadpole's Puzzle Book.

All materials contained in Tasha Tadpole's Puzzle Book are copyrighted and owned by the American Printing House for the Blind. No copying or distribution of these materials can be conducted without express written permission of the American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Ave., Louisville, KY 40206-0085.