My Publications

 Language and communication development 

(2021) Steve Rose, Kim Bates and Rebecca Greenaway

Communicating langauge development for children with vision impairment presents unique challenges and patterns of development. This chapter explores current research and explores, assessment, development and mangagment to enhance langauge development. 

This chapter in the book 'Children with Vision Impairment. Assessment, Development and Management' edited by Naomi Dale, Alison Salt, Jenefer Sargent and Rebecca Greenaway was published in 2021. 

Rose, S., Bates, K., & Greenaway, R. (2021) Language and Communication Development in Dale, N., Salt, A., Sargent, J., & Greenaway, R. (Eds.) Children with Vision Impairment. Assessment, Development and Management. pp 123-136. Mac Keith Press Practical Guides, UK. 

Sign acquisition in children who are deafblind 

(2019) Gail Deuce and Steve Rose

Communicating and learning language in the tactile mode can present a significant challenge to children who are deafblind and those they communicate with.  In this chapter we discuss the significant communication challenges that may be faced by learners who are deafblind and their communication partners; current perspectives underlying communication development of tactile manual sign language; and outline practical aspects of some of the foundation skills in this area.

This chapter in the book ‘Manual Sign Acquisition in children with developmental disabilities’ edited by Nicola Grove and Kaisa Launonen was published in 2019.

Deuce, G. & Rose, S. (2019) ‘Sign Acquisition in children who are deafblind’. In Grove, N. & Launonen, K. (Eds) ‘Manual Sign Acquisition in children with Developmental Disabilities’. pp. 175-193. Nova Publishers: USA.

Thinking about tactile sign languages 

(August 2018) Blog Post: Insight online: Steve Rose

In this blog post I provide an overview of different aspects of tactile sign language and young people who can benefit from this approach to communication.

CHARGE information pack for professionals

(November 2013) Sense: Steve Rose/Odette Haubrich and Steve Rose

Sense published a comprehensive information pack about the many aspects of living with CHARGE syndrome. 

I authored or co-authored the following factsheets:

• (12) Communication and children with CHARGE syndrome

• (13) Eating and drinking issues in CHARGE syndrome

• (26) The Speech and Language Therapist working with children and young people with CHARGE syndrome

A study of CHARGE Syndrome in the UK

(May 2012) BJVI: Gail Deuce, Simon Howard, Steve Rose, Christopher Fuggle

This article reports findings of a questionnaire completed by 44 families living in the UK with a child (aged 15 years or younger) with a medical diagnosis of CHARGE syndrome. It reports on the findings on the presence of major and minor characteristics of CHARGE using the diagnostic criteria outlined and other existing conditions.

Messy play and food play texture hierachies 

(2007/2009) Document: Steve Rose

These documents outline texture hierarchies to support messy and food play experiences. It describes different texture categories and lists popular messy play and food play ideas according to each category.