First, treat them with a normal heart.
Children with mental retardation are often discriminated against, but they are also hit by too many failures. Long-term negative effects make them form a negative self-concept and their self-confidence is greatly damaged. Children with mental retardation restrict some activities because of intellectual factors or some physical defects. For example, due to the lack of physical coordination, they can't get the rope over their feet when skipping rope, and often the racket can't touch the ball when playing badminton. In view of this situation, we should design some simple games for them to play and let them find happy confidence. For example, let students play the game of "losing handkerchief". They may not understand the rules of the game at first, but they are completely confused when playing. Some of them ran in the wrong direction, and some reminded others when they lost their handkerchiefs ... but they had a good time. In the process of playing, the teacher gradually reminded them how to play. In this way, self-confidence is naturally cultivated.
Our school once held an activity to invite students from Jinyin Primary School to come to our school and spend a day with our children. They play games together, fly kites together and roll on the floor together ... without discrimination, these children have a good time. Because, in front of the children in Jinyin Primary School, they are regarded as normal children, so they are happy.
Second, treat them with appreciation.
Children's greatest wish is to be appreciated. Giving children appreciation can enhance their self-confidence and self-esteem and promote their success. As we all know, Mr. Isabella Chow, director of the Appreciation Education Research Office of China Youth Research Center, trained his deaf-mute daughter Zhou Tingting as a college student who went to the United States for postgraduate study. If it is a father's instinct for Isabella Chow to appreciate his children, it is a teacher's duty and our responsibility to appreciate students. Although our students have too many defects, we should look at the problem in two ways and treat the advantages of mentally retarded students correctly. If some students can't learn math, they can recite poems well; If you can't learn Chinese, painting and paper-cutting can still be done; Some students can't learn courses, but they actively participate in various activities. We should find the bright spot of children from all angles. For a child, when he has finished writing a word, done a problem correctly, washed a pair of socks, made a plate, nailed a button and wiped the floor once, if he can get a sweet smile, a gentle caress and a simple praise from the teacher, he will have the joy of success and accumulate confidence in a small success.
Third, let the joy of success surround them.
Set appropriate goals for different people and learn step by step so that every child can experience success and pursue higher goals. Because, when a child is successful, the self-confidence generated by success can become a new motive force for pursuing new goals and achievements. With new achievements, psychological factors are optimized again, thus forming a virtuous circle of development and progress. Therefore, experiencing success is the best way to cultivate self-confidence.
In order for students with mental retardation to succeed and experience success, it is necessary to help students build relatively stable self-confidence. Self-confidence is formed through proper education in various personal experiences and activities. In educational practice, we give every mentally retarded student full trust and let them try and do it. According to the different characteristics of students, let them do something they can: eat, dress, pack toys, clean the classroom ... This will not only exercise students' practical ability, but also give them confidence and believe that "I can do it". Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude in teaching, so that each student can get corresponding development and experience the joy of success. Wang Hanyang, a classmate in my class, can perform a play, let alone be fluent, even if his pronunciation is unclear. That's organized. We encourage him to show his acting skills confidently. At first, he performed at school. Later, he was encouraged to take part in the performances in the district. Flowers and applause made him gradually like drama performance. His performance "Ma Dabao Drunk" won the first prize of provincial and municipal performances.
Fourthly, we should give them an objective evaluation
Students should be given a fair and objective evaluation, because students with mental retardation can judge whether teachers like themselves or believe in themselves through their evaluation of themselves. We have a "degree" in everything, and we should also grasp this "degree" in cultivating students' self-confidence. The key to evaluating students is this "degree". Teachers should have a ruler in mind, and the evaluation should be based on loving students, seeking truth from facts and being appropriate. Even if students make only a little progress, which is so insignificant in the eyes of ordinary people, they should be given positive comments in time. For students with unsatisfactory grades, encourage them with encouraging words and give them more confidence. There is a very difficult and lazy student in the class, but he will scramble to sweep the floor and take out the garbage. At this time, the teacher encouraged him: "You are really capable and active in your work. If you write and read so actively, teachers and classmates will definitely like you more. " Give encouragement in this way, and students will feel that teachers believe in themselves. Gradually, he overcame laziness, established self-confidence and made great progress in his studies.
In short, the greatest trust and necessary guidance and help are the best ways to cultivate the self-confidence of mentally retarded students. As long as you have confidence, I believe that miracles will happen to every student. We should find a reason to cheer for him, be good at catching their bright spots in ordinary days and trivial matters, encourage them, and let students stand up and grow up healthily and happily with the encouragement and praise of teachers.
Thank you very much for your adoption.