Chapter 14 Mathematics
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Precursors of Mathematics Learning in Young Children Spatial relations Sense of body image Visual-motor & visual-perceptual abilities Concepts of direction and time Memory abilities
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Math Problems in General Education Class for Students with Learning Disabilities Student may not have prior knowledge Too rapid a rate for introducing the steps Lack of coherence in presentation Poor communication Insufficient guided practice Not enough review
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Information-Processing Problems in Mathematics Attention Visual-spatial processing Auditory processing Memory & retrieval Motor problems
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Characteristics of Mathematics Disabilities Information-processing difficulties Language and reading problems Lack of mathematics learning strategies Math anxiety
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Changing Views about Mathematics Education Modern math approach Basic skills instruction Constructive learning More math testing, standards-based performance tests
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Progressing from Concrete to Abstract Concrete level –Use real objects Representational level –Use graphic symbols Abstract level –Use numbers
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Constructive Learning Children construct their own solutions to math problems Chinese Proverb –I hear and I forget I see and I remember I do and I understand
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Common Math Errors Place value Computation facts 5 X9 47 Wrong process Working from left to right