Mainstreaming Preschoolers [microform] : Children with Mental Retardation. A Guide for Teachers, Parents, and Others Who Work with Mentally Retarded Preschoolers / Eleanor Whiteside Lynch and Others.
This guide to mainstreaming mentally retarded preschoolers is one of a series of eight manuals on mainstreaming preschoolers developed by Project Head Start. The guide is addressed to parents, teachers and other professionals and paraprofessionals. Chapter I presents information on the meaning, bene...
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| Summary: | This guide to mainstreaming mentally retarded preschoolers is one of a series of eight manuals on mainstreaming preschoolers developed by Project Head Start. The guide is addressed to parents, teachers and other professionals and paraprofessionals. Chapter I presents information on the meaning, benefits and implementation of mainstreaming and discusses the role of the teacher. Chapter II defines mental retardation, focusing on levels of retardation, rate of learning, commonly associated handicaps and diagnostic problems. An observational checklist and general guidelines for identifying children for referral are included. Chapter III discusses how mental retardation affects learning and development in 3- to 5-year-olds and describes children with mild, moderate and severe handicaps. Chapter IV focuses on planning, physical setting, and teaching techniques for mainstreamed mentally retarded children. Chapter V discusses parent/teacher cooperation, while Chapters VI and VII provide information on specialists, organizations and other sources of help. Notes on screening and diagnosis are appended. (CM) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 (Stock Number 017-092-00029-4, $3.25). Sponsoring Agency: Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHEW), Washington, DC. Contract Number: 105-76-1139. ERIC Note: For related documents in this series, see PS 010 287-293 ; Parts in colored ink may not reproduce clearly. ERIC Document Number: ED164103. |
| Physical Description: | 146 p. |
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