Human Development: Young Children with Developmental Challenges: Cognitive Delay (DVD) [USA]

This course defines mental retardation using the American Association of Mental Retardation criteria, and then discusses prevalence and common causes of the disorder. It cites the importance of working with parents, early intervention, advocacy, strategies for "mainstreaming" the children with the disorder into the general classroom and gives guidelines for instructing them. It also presents particular strategies for working with severely affected children.