Suggested priorities in preschool provisions for the mentally retarded are outlined as consideration is addressed to assessment of early cognitive development and to intervention programs for infants as well as preschool children. Extended observation of the child's ability to learn in a structured situation is included in order to determine level and tempo of development prior to class assignment.
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