Algozzine, Robert.

Teaching students with mental retardation : a practical guide for every teacher / Bob Algozzine, Jim Ysseldyke. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2006. - xiv, 118 p. ; 23 cm. - A practical approach to special education for every teacher . - Practical approach to special education for every teacher. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-90) and index.

Self-assessment 1 -- Introduction to Teaching students with mental retardation -- What is mental retardation? -- What causes mental retardation? -- How is mental retardation diagnosed? -- What characteristics are associated with mental retardation? -- How should teachers teach students with mental retardation? --What should teachers know about teaching students with severe disabilities? -- What trends and issues influence how we teach students with mental retardation? -- Mental retardation in perspective -- What have we learned? -- Self-assessment 2 -- Answer key for self-assessments -- On your own.

1412939526 (cloth) 9781412939522 (cloth) 1412939054 (pbk.) 9781412939058 (pbk.)

2006001777


Children with mental disabilities--Education--United States.

LC 4631 / .A72 2006