A rationale for sex education introduces a curriculum guide which includes suggested steps for developing programs with the retarded and which is organized into curriculum content, sample activities, and resource material. Expanded in outline form are these topics: awareness of self, physical changes and understanding of self, peer ralationships, and responsibility to society. The resource section lists printed materials, audiovisual aids, and packets, indicates their pertinence to one or more of the topics, and gives the level of difficulty. A form for evaluating the publication is included. (RJ)