Mental Retardation Foundations of Educational Programming

*HE04, Mental Retardation: Foundations of Educational Programming, Linda Hickson(Columbia University), Leonard S. Blackman(Columbia University), Elizabeth M. Reis(The City University of New York), H , 464 pp., 7 x 9 1/4, 0-205-1 , casebound, 1995, $34.50k, August*/ This book introduces readers to the nature and needs of individuals with mental retardation from an educational perspective. Based on a critical analysis of existing special education approaches representing both cognitive and behavioral orientations, it includes numerous case studies illustrating assessment and instructional approaches and the characteristics of persons with mental retardation across various age levels.Hickson, Linda is the author of 'Mental Retardation Foundations of Educational Programming', published 1994 under ISBN 9780205140169 and ISBN 0205140165.