1, pay attention to the cultivation of life skills and behavior habits. The mental deficiency of mentally retarded children limits their cognitive activities and personality development. Only by combining their daily life, giving them correct behaviors, letting them know what to do and how to do it, and forming habits through repeated practice and training, can they initially adapt to social life.

2. They have to be trained in various life skills, self-care ability, simple labor ability and social skills since childhood. Telford and Sauri pointed out: "Many jobs are very simple, which makes them easy to master. If they know agility, generous attitude, good appearance and reliable value, they can do a lot of work without difficulty. "

They stressed that "the social training needed to develop these characteristics should start as soon as possible, so as to develop social forms that can cope with the environment by themselves when they are adults".

3. Ideological, scientific, practical and different are the principles that must be followed in the education of mentally retarded children. Thought means that we should pay attention to improving the ideological level of mentally retarded children in education, so that they can gradually establish moral concepts of right and wrong, good and evil, follow social behavior norms and become good citizens of socialism.

Practicality means that the content of education should be closely related to mentally retarded children, their future social life and simple life and labor, which will play a positive role in correcting and compensating their intellectual and adaptive behavior defects and lay a foundation for them to adapt to social life and become independent workers in the future. Difference means that the physical and mental characteristics of children with mental retardation are very different, and the reasons for mental retardation are also different. Therefore, in education, special emphasis should be placed on teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and strengthening the pertinence of education.

4. Stimulate interest in learning and help students with mental retardation succeed. Children with mental retardation have poor cognitive enthusiasm and low ambition, but they are eager for praise. As teachers, we should give them special care and help and see their little progress. Children with mental retardation do not have their own standards for judging progress. For them, one step seems to be a big step, and teachers should give affirmation and encouragement in time. In order to make them truly feel the fruits of their progress, the winner of the competition not only won the honor,

In addition to issuing certificates, appropriate prizes should also be awarded. Even an eraser and a pencil, though of little value, can greatly enhance the strength of mentally retarded children. At the same time, we should also advocate that mentally retarded children should be exposed to nature and fiery social life, increase their experience and broaden their horizons, thus enriching their perceptual knowledge.

Guide them to observe and understand nature and society, and stimulate their desire and interest in understanding things around them. Interest is the best teacher. Only when students with mental retardation are interested in learning can they help them succeed better.