智障儿童到底需要什么样的教育是我们从事特殊教育的人都在思考的问题。智障儿童正常的数理逻辑能力往往比较差,但有些儿童在艺术方面却能表现出惊人的理解力,所以美术教育在特殊教育中的作用已经显得越来越重要,美术教育已经成为一把打开智障儿童心灵的钥匙。主要从以下几个方面进行论述:美术教育的意义、对智障儿童开展美术教育的方法及实施效果的评价。 What kind of education is needed for mentally handicapped children is a question that everyone in our special education is thinking about. Normal children with intellectual disabilities often have poor mathematical ability, but some children can show amazing comprehension in art. Therefore, the role of art education in special education has become more and more important. Art education has become one of the most important ways to open mental retardation Child’s heart key. Mainly from the following aspects to be discussed: the significance of art education, art education for mentally retarded children to carry out the method and evaluation of the effectiveness of the implementation.