Educational Materials: Instructional Materials for Use with the Mentally Retarded

Editor's Note: The ERIC-CEC Clearinghouse on Exceptional Children and the fourteen Special Education Instructional Materials Centers for Handicapped Children and Youth (IMC's) receive, on a regular basis, requests by special educators for lists of materials suited for given types of handicapped children. Previous issues of this journal have carried selected listings in this de-partment (See April, 1966, pp. 87-91; February, 1967, pp. 21-28) similar to those distributed by the ERIC-CEC Clearinghouse and the IMC's. Requests for materials listings for trainable retarded children account for a sizable portion of requests received. It seems useful, therefore, to present a sample of items used with trainable children in this issue of the Division's journal. Few commercial materials are produced specifically for trainable children. There are a number of materials that have been used with these children with varying degrees of success; such items form the bulk of the following listings. Most of these materials would have to be adapted by the teacher to the individual needs of her children. Those interested in further information about any of these items are encouraged to correspond di-rectly with the vendor. Addresses are given at the end of the materials list.