Essential Question * How do students with identifiable disabilities compare with other students’ learning?

Unit Questions  How do you feel about teaching students with special needs?  Do you think the mathematics accommodations you have learned about are effective for any student?  What are some additional mathematics accommodations?

Mathematics Accommodations for All Students  By: Roxie Stewart

Overview Accommodations for Mathematics Accommodations for Mathematics  Use of Organization  Use of Highlighting  Use of Manipulatives  Use of Time Management

Use of Organization Teach students how to organize Teach students how to organize Allow students to use graph paper Allow students to use graph paper Enable students to transcribe problems Enable students to transcribe problems

Use of Highlighting  Help students to compute  Remind students to regroup  Provides a visual cue to change computational operations and remembering directions

Use of Manipulatives  Provide concrete and semi concrete representations  Hands- on- activities

Use of Time Management KKKKeep students on task AAAAlert students for transitions DDDDisplay daily activities

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Talk Time! Name the four accommodations -Organization-Highlighting-Manpulatives -Time Management Name some accommodations that YOU used to learn Math? Did you feel as a special need student?