INNOVATIVE WAYS OF PREPARING MENTALLY RETARDED STUDENTS FOR SOCIAL LIFE

Abstract

This article reveals the specific aspects of adapting mentally retarded children to social life and preparing them for independent life. Basically, the views on the essence of this issue are listed in the literature. The article emphasizes the issue of educating a mentally retarded child and preparing him for social life. Today, mildly and moderately mentally retarded children are educated in special boarding schools. The main goal of the boarding school is that the mentally retarded child, after completing the 11-year special education, should start independent work, that is, acquire professions with elementary skills. In the implementation of this task, the constant cooperation of pedagogues-defectologists and parents takes the main place.