Reading and Students with Mental Retardation Reading proficiency is considered a top priority in education‚ and a skill with myriad implications for learning and achievement in other areas. Yet in the past‚ literacy rarely has been emphasized for students with mental retardation. With interventions that recognize the importance of literacy for all students‚ students with mental retardation can build reading skills that can lead to new interests‚ increased competencies‚ and greater independence
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Causes of Mental Retardation in Children Nowadays‚ although many women prefer to focus on their jobs rather than give birth to children‚ but some young mother agree that it is a life-changing experience. Giving birth to a child is the most significant event in the life of almost any woman. It is undeniable that a good looking and healthy child is the most valued living being for every mother. However‚ unfortunately‚ some children are born with different deviations‚ both physically and mentally
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MENTAL RETARDATION Chapter 1 Historical Overview Introduction Pre-Independence–Changing Life Styles in India I dentification of persons with mental retardation and affording them care and management for their disabilities is not a new concept in India. The concept had been translated into practice over several centuries as a community participative culture. Changes in attitudes towards persons with disabilities also came to about with city life. The administrative authorities
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disabilities or delays may follow different paths of development. Children with mental retardation have been found to pass through typical stages of development‚ such as Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development‚ but at a much slower rate. Burack‚ Hodapp‚ and Zigler (1998) however‚ contrast the idea that slowness is the only characteristic of mentally retarded people to be considered‚ by introducing the study of mental retardation as a “more complex enterprise” (p. 3). Today‚ as a result of recent advancements
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general public should recognize that no matter what the circumstance‚ all are created to be equal. However in the minds of a large part of society‚ that is not the case. Race used to be that aspect that segregated two groups of individuals. That problem is no longer withstanding‚ and whatever little is still present is not widely known. There is a situation that withstands today that does set two groups of people apart‚ and this is widely known in society. Mental illness is not something that can be chosen
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Paper: Mental Retardation in American Society Mental retardation is a very serious illness‚ and most of the American population is ignorant regarding the subject. Approximately 3 percent of people in the U.S. are considered mentally retarded. With a percentage like this‚ the ignorance on the subject is bizarre. The nation has adopted slang terms such as "retard"‚ to insult others. Using this term is a way to call someone stupid. But there is a lot that people do not understand about mental disabilities
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DPE and Goal Instruction If teaching were as simple as using the one best way to teach everything‚ it would be considered a science. However‚ there isn’t just one correct method to teach everything. That is the reason teaching is an art. If teaching meant to follow a text book and a “one size fits all” approach‚ then anyone would be a master teacher. That is why teachers and especially special educators unique and special. That is why teachers know that individual needs‚ strengths and weaknesses
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distinct looks. They have flattened noses‚ small teeth‚ short necks‚ stunted growth‚ eyelid crease‚ and low set and rounded ears. Because Tom looked like this‚ they made fun of him openly. He didn’t pay them any attention because he knows what his condition is and what caused it. Tom is like a normal teenager. He is into girls‚ so he isn’t afraid to go up to them and start a conversation. Many people are being underestimated by this disability. People with this condition can usually do most things
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix F Autism and Mental Retardation Respond to the following: 1. List the primary features of autism. Extremely unresponsive‚ uncommunicative‚ repetitive‚ rigid‚ changing events that the child is use to doing on a daily basis can result in an outburst where he or she becomes angry and very confused‚ loud noises can cause an outburst as well for some 2. Which explanation for autism is no longer considered valid and lacks research support? The sociocultural
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A Psychological View of Benjy ’s Mental Retardation Benjamin Compson‚ a character from The Sound and the Fury‚ is the youngest child of Jason and Caroline Compson who has round the clock supervision. His keepers say‚ "he been three years old thirty years" (Faulkner 17). Mental retardation is a condition that is associated with a person who develops slowly. "The label mentally retarded is applied when someone is significantly below average in general intellectual functioning (IQ less than 70)
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