Teaching the retarded child
Barbara Abramo
Teaching the retarded child
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Basic Teaching Procedures for Task Performance Objectives for Severely and Profoundly Retarded Children
by Barbara Abramo
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
What if you could unlock the secrets to helping a friend who learns differently? Imagine discovering new ways to understand and support children with unique minds. How would your own world change if you became their greatest helper?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade fiction book explores the challenges and rewards of educating children with mental disabilities. It offers insights into understanding diverse learning needs, making it appropriate for ages 9-12. Parents should note its focus on inclusion and empathy, with no intense content.
Why we rated Teaching the retarded child 9C
Teaching the retarded child is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 126 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Teaching the retarded child works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Teaching the retarded child as 9C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Teaching the retarded child explores disability representation, education, and family — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about disability representation, education, family.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0874889677
- Pages
- 126
- Publisher
- Medical Examination Pub. Co.
- Published
- 1975
- Type
- Nonfiction