THE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN
Chapter 19 THE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN The Chapter at a Glance Characteristics of retarded children. Causes and prevention of retardation. Education of the retarded child. Importance of educating the retarded child. Certain children are exceptionally low in intelligence. They are mentally subnormal to such an extent as to be unable to follow regular school instruction. Those among them whose I. Q. falls below 70 are known as mentally retarded children. A school may be very well-organized, the teaching staff highly qualified, the instructional methods and the general environment of the school extremely congenial; yet, despite all this, "there will still be problem cases among the exceptional group, whatever its makeup, that do not respond to the educational program." Characteristics of Retarded Children A retarded child develops more slowly than the normal child. Thus at the age of six which is the normal s