How do you teach a child with developmental delay?

The first important factor is to be sure to show a lot of love and patience yet be well disciplined in your teachings . Many people forget that just because they are a little "delayed' does not mean their emotions are too - they are not and they experience real feelings as anyone else would - they just have a different way to express themselves which might not clearly project what exactly they are feeling. Teaching a child with developmental delays requires constant repetition and some type of small reward to encourage the child to continue in their "success" is recommended but not required. Learn the best environment in which the child learns and the best tactic - are they visual learners? etc. do not cram information into their head. Through constant repetition and hands on activities they should be able to pick up and retain many things however there are some things they simply will not be able to retain and you must understand that.