Teaching Money Skills to Individuals with Mental Retardation

A review of the research literature was conducted for all studies that taught money skills or the use of money to individuals with mental retardation. From this review, 43 studies were identified that provided instruction for individuals with mild, moderate, or severe mental retardation. Most studies taught money skills in the context of making purchases or classroom instruction on money computation. From this research synthesis, guidelines are offered for research and practice.