This thesis is the result of efforts made to gain an understanding of the slow learner in order to obtain background material for the future writing of a homemaking textbook, which will be geared to the needs and objectives of below average individuals. Included are discussions of such topics as: (1) What Is the Slow Learner Like, (2) Identifying The Slow Learner, (3) The Teacher Of The Slow Learner, (4) Working With The Slow Learner, (5) The Slow Learners In The Homemaking Class, and (6) Teaching Homemaking To The Slow Learner. Concluding statements and suggested emphasis areas and activities supplement the text. (SN)