The fears of 133 boys and girls aged 7 to 19, classified as educable mentally retarded (EMR), trainable mentally retarded (TMR), and specific learning disabled (SLD), were ascertained through self-report data and compared with those of 106 normal children aged 6 to 12. Similar developmental trends were found in all groups, with younger children reporting more unrealistic fears than older childr...

abstract creating suitable classrooms that can meet the educational needs of mentally-retarded students is vitally important. the present study explores the effect of three physical characteristics of classroom environment on the creativity of educable mentally-retarded children: window view, window size, and classroom size. the participants, one hundred 9-to-11-year-old girl students, took the...

Dear Editor, Birth of a mentally retarded child in every family is considered as a challenging event (1). In a typical family the maximum pressure is on mother (2). According to statistics by Iran’s state welfare organization in 2006, there are about 2008000 disabled people in Iran, of whom 28795 have mental disabilities (3). However, the problems of families and mothers having children with me...

the aim of this study was to examine the effect of a rhythmic motor program on the perceptual – motor abilities (pma) and the intelligence quotient (iq) of educable mentally retarded (emr) children. the sample consisted of 24 emr girls (mean age = 11.98+1.43 years and iq = 70.58+ 9.95). then, they were matched and assigned to two groups of intervention and control according to their iq and pma ...

Abstract Creating suitable classrooms that can meet the educational needs of mentally-retarded students is vitally important. The present study explores the effect of three physical characteristics of classroom environment on the creativity of educable mentally-retarded children: window view, window size, and classroom size. The participants, one hundred 9-to-11-year-old girl students, took th...

Investigated were the effects of 'type of strategy training, intersession interval, and a posttraining reminder cue on paired associates learning for 57 educable mentally retarded elementary school children. Ss verb assigned to one of four training conditions (sentence mediation, visual imagery mediation, combined sentence and imagery training, or a control group receiving practice without trai...

Background: The presence of a mentally retarded child is a stressful experience for the family, especially mothers. The present study aimed to determine the effect of resilience education by the teach-back method on the stress of mothers of educable mentally retarded children. Materials and Methods In this field trial study, 70 mothers of educable mentally retarded children were selected as the...

psychological findings show that a lower iq score than the normal level is notenough to recognize someone as mentally retarded. in addition they have visibleand specific difficulties in their adaptive behaviors. research on adaptivebehaviors is useful for those with specific needs and if mentally retarded childrenwant to adapt themselves to social life, they should improve their adaptivebehavio...