Science and Mainstreaming the Educable Mentally Retarded Students

Authors

Muhammad Hanif, University of Louisville

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The concept of mainstreaming rein forces the belief that all children are capable of learning if education is individualized and attention is given to learning styles, rates of learning, and individual capabilities. It is now widely accepted that children with mild learning impairments should no longer remain segregated and confined to separate classroom situations during their entire day in school. Effective mainstreaming addresses the academic and social needs of all youngsters and functions in the least restrictive environment. The basic assumption that the large majority of handicapped children can be absorbed into regular classrooms with adjustments and adaptations in the existing instructional programs is being accepted by the growing number of teachers.

Publication Date

April 1978

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

15

Issue

1

First Page

35

Last Page

39

Copyright

© Copyright 1978 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Hanif, Muhammad (1978) "Science and Mainstreaming the Educable Mentally Retarded Students," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 15: No. 1, Article 23.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol15/iss1/23