Students with Mild Mental Retardation




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Students with Mild Mental Retardation

In this first topic for the Students with Mild Disabilities module, you will learn about children with mild mental retardation (MIMR). Specifically, you will examine:

the definitions we use,
the number of children who are eligible for services under this category,
the etiology of conditions associated with mild mental retardation,
assessment considerations, and
the characteristics of children with mild mental retardation

Objectives:
1. Define "mild mental retardation" disabilities.
2. Indicate the number of children with mild mental retardation who are attending public schools.
3. Identify and describe the etiology of specific conditions that may cause mild mental retardation.
4. Discuss specific assessment considerations when determining if a child has mild mental retardation.
5. Discuss the characteristics of children with mild mental retardation.

To complete this Topic successfully, please complete the following activities in the order shown below:

TEXTBOOK READING: Reading

ON-LINE LESSON 1: What is Mild Mental Retardation?

ASSIGNMENT 1: Decline in Mild Mental Retardation?

ON-LINE LESSON 2: Organic Causes of Mental Retardation

ON-LINE LESSON 3: Environmental Causes of Mental Retardation

ASSIGNMENT 3: Can We Prevent Mild Mental Retardation?

ON-LINE LESSON 4: The Characteristics of Children with Mild Mental Retardation.

ON-LINE LESSON: Assessment Considerations .

ASSIGNMENT 3: Adaptive Behavior .

ASSIGNMENT 4: Case Study .

Once you have completed these activities you should:

Go on to Students with Mild Disabilities
or
Go back to Understanding Disabilities

E-mail Larry Gallagher at Larry.Gallagher@nau.edu