Academics for Students with MR – Page 1 Running Head: ACADEMICS FOR STUDENTS WITH MR Teaching Academics to Students with Mental Retardation

This paper investigates the notion of teaching academic skills to students with mental retardation (MR). The first part of the investigation looks at the historical forces that have driven the current need to teach academics to students with MR. The second part of the investigation is a critical review of the extant research, wherein individual studies are examined for sound educational strategies, and are also measured against the Council for Exceptional Children’s published criteria for scientifically-based research. The final part of the investigation concludes that there are no moral, legal or educational reasons why students with MR should not be taught academic skills in line with their peers, although the research is somewhat limited. Academics for Students with MR – Page