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Download full textSonies, Barbara C. – 1973
Described photographically and textually in the brochure are the educational, vocational, and social needs of deaf mentally retarded (DMR) children and adults. The DMR person is discussed in relation to the double handicap which precludes educational benefits from a traditional program, secondary problems such as visual handicaps, and incidence…
Descriptors: Deafness, Educational Needs, Exceptional Child Education, Incidence
South Dakota State Div. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Pierre. Section for Exceptional Children.
The curriculum guide for use with trainable mentally handicapped children is organized by five levels of difficulty and the following categories: social adjustment, economic usefulness (science and math), communication skills, cultural appreciation (art, music, and literature), prevocational skills, and movement behavior. Listed for each level and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education, Language Arts, Mathematics
Peer reviewedEdgerton, Robert B.; Bercovici, Sylvia M. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1976
Described is a study in which 30 mentally retarded adults from the original sample of 48 in R. Edgerton's 1961 study evaluating the community adjustment of post institutionalized persons were revisited. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedNelson, Rosemery; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1973
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation
Goldberg, Ignacy – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1972
Increased efforts to aid the community adjustment of mentally retarded (MR) adults are encouraged through discussions of the social background of mental retardation, the effectiveness of current educational provisions for the MR, legal barriers to marriage, and social and vocational adjustment problems of MR adults. (GW)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Disabilities, Educational Needs, Exceptional Child Education
Flynn, Tim M.; Flynn, Lynda A. – Except Children, 1970
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation
Reynolds, A. R. – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1979
The effect of the mentally retarded child on the family was examined by a structured interview technique on a sample of 80 Australian families. Results suggested that parents be given the information earlier and that fathers be included in this crucial interview. (DB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Clinical Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research, Family Problems
Budoff, Milton; Gottlieb, Jay – 1974
Compared were the academic and social growth of 31 educable mentally retarded (EMR) students (7 to 14 years-old) who were either retained in special classes (N=14) or reintegrated into regular classes (N=7) with additional support from a learning center. Ss were studied at three time intervals: prior to assignment, 2 months after assignment, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Gollay, Elinor – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1977
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Support, Data Collection, Databases
Peer reviewedZetlin, Andrea G.; Turner, Jim L. – Mental Retardation, 1988
Forty-eight mentally retarded adults completed a semi-projective sentence completion task designed to identify major categories of self-representation. Identified domains (including work, social conformity and dependency, eventfulness/boredom, and interpersonal relations) are poorly represented on widely used global self-concept measures, and the…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Mental Retardation, Personality Assessment
Peer reviewedMahler, Charles A. – School Psychology Review, 1986
A cross-age tutoring program designed to improve school performance of tutors (adolescents classified as emotionally disturbed) and tutees (children classified as educable mentally retarded) was replicated in an urban public school district. Results showed that both tutors and tutees improved on academic and social measures of school performance.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Cross Age Teaching
Peer reviewedPhelps, William R. – Adolescence, 1969
Research supported by the U.S. Vocational Rehabilitation Administration Grant RD-957, and the West Virginia Vocational Rehabilitation Division, Charleston, West Virginia.
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Females, Mental Retardation
GOLDSTEIN, HERBERT; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT OF EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN ENROLLED IN SPECIAL CLASSES WERE COMPARED TO THOSE OF PEERS IN REGULAR GRADES. ABOUT 125 CHILDREN, BEGINNING FIRST GRADE AND HAVING A MEAN IQ OF 75 (STANFORD-BINET SCALE), WERE DIVIDED RANDOMLY INTO AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Comparative Analysis
COBB, HENRY; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS REFERENCES PERTINENT TO THE PROBLEMS OF PREDICTIVE ASSESSMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT IN THE ADULT RETARDED. THE SEVEN AREAS COVERED ARE--(1) GENERAL STUDIES, REPORTS, BOOKS, AND ARTICLES, (2) DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES TO 1945, (3) DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES AFTER 1945, (4) PERSONAL VARIABLES, (5) ENVIRONMENTAL…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies
Meyers, C. Edward; And Others – 1975
Provided in Volume II of a final report on the status of California educable mentally retarded (EMR) students reassigned to regular classes as a result of legislation are appended forms, instruments and project reports. Included are letters of introduction to various project phases, project data collection forms (including teacher questionnaires),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming
