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Mental Retardation Doesn't Mean 'Stupid'!: A Guide for Parents and Teachers [Paperback]

Robert Evert Cimera (Author), Chris Burke (Foreword)
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Publication Date: February 8, 2006
Written in a positive, upbeat, and often humorous style, this book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of issues related to mental retardation. It dispels the many myths regarding what mental retardation is and how it affects the individual's future. It also explores topics related to education, residential programs, vocational options, social skills, trust funds, sexuality, the rights of parents, and numerous other issues that are paramount to raising a happy, healthy child with cognitive difficulties. In addition to supplying hundreds of practical teaching strategies, Mental Retardation Doesn't Mean 'Stupid'! also furnishes readers with scores of useful resources, including websites, professional organizations, and support groups. It is an essential tool for parents, teachers, and other individuals involved in the life of someone is developmentally developed

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Cimera dispels many myths regarding mental retardation and its implications for an individual's future. (Reference and Research Book News )

This could be a useful text for an introductory course ... or as a supportive text for parents. (Teachers College Record )

In Mental Retardation Doesn't Mean "Stupid"!... parents and teachers of developmentally delayed children will find advice to help them raise and educate able, independent citizens. (Nea Today )

Overall this is an informative tool for teachers, parents, and others involved with the lives of individuals with cognitive difficulties. Recommended. (Choice )

About the Author

Robert Evert Cimera is an associate professor of special education at the University of Wisconsin. He has taught students with severe mental retardation and behavior disorders.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 296 pages
  • Publisher: R&L Education (February 8, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1578863538
  • ISBN-13: 978-1578863532
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,689,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read!, January 12, 2010
This review is from: Mental Retardation Doesn't Mean 'Stupid'!: A Guide for Parents and Teachers (Paperback)
It's a great book. Everyone should read it. We should all learn about this misunderstood segment of our population.
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