Students with mental retardation often struggle tremendously to complete the same tasks that many of their peers do without any difficulty - but with special assistance their struggles to learn can be highly successful. In Teaching Students With Mental Retardation, special and mainstream teachers will find highly effective strategies for enhancing the academic and social skills of students with mental retardation in their classrooms.Offering a pre-test, post-test, and key vocabulary terms, this exceptional resource also discusses:
o Common causes of mental retardation such as genetic conditions, problems during pregnancy and birth, and health problems
o Diagnosing mental retardation
o Cognitive, academic, physical, behavioural, and communication characteristics of mental retardation
o Methods for improving the functional academic, social, self-care, and work skills of students with mental retardation
o Instructional approaches for students with severe disabilities
o Influential trends and issues such as prevention of mental retardation and transitioning from school to work
- ISBN10 1483304035
- ISBN13 9781483304038
- Publish Date 24 March 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
- Imprint Corwin Press Inc
- Format eBook
- Pages 136
- Language English