The guide for teachers of trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children is thought to be valuable especially to teachers, administrators, and other workers in public schools who are involved in educational programs for the children. Discussion of a general approach to the problem of educating TMR children in the public schools includes the topics of background philosophy, the state program, administration and policies, general aims and objectives, suggestions for evaluation of student including an evaluation check list, and the curriculum needed at different age levels. Curriculum materials are then suggested as guides to the type of activities which were said to have been successfully used by teachers in TMR classes. Materials were suggested for areas of social adjustment, self care, home-community usefulness, physical education, language development, number concepts, music therapy, and art therapy. Parent counseling is then briefly covered. Sample programs are then provided for preschool, primary, intermediate, and teenage levels, and for music therapy and arts therapy activities. Selected equipment for use in TMR classes is also listed. (CB)
- Authorizing Institution
- ['Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Div. of Special Education.', 'Oklahoma Curriculum Improvement Commission, Oklahoma City.']
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- TABLE OF CONTENTS 6
- III 6
- VII Music Therapy 6
- VIII Art Therapy 6
- A general approach to the problem of educating Trainable Retarded Children in the Public 7
- 1. A 8
- EVALUATION CHECK LIST 15
- 1111 18
- The following materials 21
- Mentally Retarded Children 21
- Sit on floorback straightlegs straight in frontfeet to- 29
- 1. Body rollhands on hipsfingers to front. Bend forward 29
- 3. Arms straight outmake circles 30
- MoneyCoins Ballslarge and small 39
- Trainwooden 39
- Hinky DinkyFord 47
- Shoo FlyAmerican Singer 3 p 64Circle Dance 50
- Teachers often sayI can handle Tommie. But what can I do 55
- Section IV 60
- Equipment for Trainable 60
- Each child waits to be excused to get a drink at the 62
- Daily emphasis is given to speech therapy as a part of all 65
- Spoolsall sizes 72
- Audio-Visual Materials 74
- Dental HealthHow and 74
- Johnny at the Fair 74
- II III 77
- What Time Is It 77
- Section V 78
