Educable Mentally Retarded

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Educable Mentally Retarded

• By Kim Lachler and Christi Webb

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Definitions

• Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
• Average
• Educable
• Trainable

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Causes of Mental Retardation

• Two Types
• Familial Retardation
• Organic Retardation

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Profile

• Sensory and Motor Challenges
• Low Tolerance of Frustration
• Poor Self Concept
• Short Attention Span
• Difficulty Thinking Abstractly and Making
  Generalizations
• Slower Development of Social Patterns

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Referring for Placement

• Contact parents or guardians
• Check all the students school records
• Talk to the students other teachers and school
  support staff

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Criteria for Placement

• Screening
• IQ Test
• Eyes, Ears, and Motor Abilities
• Communication Skills
• Adaptive Behavior

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IEP

• Individualized Education Program
• Current level of Achievement
• Long term goals and short term objectives to
  obtain these goals
• How the student will participate in the regular
  classroom
• How long the special services will be required by
  the student
• How progress will be evaluated

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Techniques for Teaching

• Use available resources
• Be Patient
• Praise like its going out of style
• Consistency

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Asheville Middle School

• A field experience in a semi-exclusive and
  integrated classroom
• Criteria
• Teacher Tips
• State Requirements

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Resources

• Clipart Licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on
  DiscoverySchool.com (http//school.discovery.com/c
  lipart)
• http//ohioline.osu.edu
• Joanne Roberts, 7th grade Teacher, Asheville
  Middle School
• Patty Griffin, Resource Teacher, Asheville Middle
  School
• Sternberg, Robert J. and Williams, Wendy M.
  Educational Psychology. Allyn and Bacon Boston,
  2002
• www.ncpublicschools.org