Tag: intellectual disability

Ways to teach religion to children with special needs:     

Use short teaching blocks of 15 minutes.

Remove distractions.

Combine pictures with words.

Check with your local elementary school and observe the methods used with children in SDC (Special Day Classes) for children.

Perhaps your congregation  has some experienced teachers or persons with experience working with children with disabilities who can help create a program that works for you.
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Information that is available:   Catholic dioceses in  at least 31 states offer specialized religious education for students with autism, intellectual disability/ mental retardation  and other developmental delays.

Teachers  typically use pictograms to discuss God, the Holy Spirit, the church and to pray the Lord’s Prayer.

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contact psychologist  Dr. Cameron Jackson for additional information   DrCameronJackson@gmail.com