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Our Mission — To foster an enriched ECE-12 system where learners of varying abilities thrive according to their unique strengths.

Inclusion for Secondary

 
Has difficulty recognizing numbers
Struggles to solve addition problems
Struggles to solve subtraction problems
Struggles to solve multiplication problems
Struggles to solve division problems
Does not remember math facts
Has difficulty solving story problems
Works math problems from left to right
Struggles to demonstrate knowledge of place value
Struggles to change from one math operation to another
Struggles to do regrouping
Struggles to keep numbers in columns
Has difficulty with skip counting
Confuses operational signs
Has difficulty with money concepts
Has difficulty with measurements
Has number reversals/transposing
Has difficulty with telling time
Has difficulty with schedules and sequences of events
Has difficultly with a number line
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Begin with the easiest problems, and add the harder problems in a progressive order on worksheets
Fold or divide math paper into fourths, sixths, eighths, etc. Place one problem in each box.
Check to see that the meaning of key symbols is clear (+,-,x,etc.)
Show relationship of key words to their symbols—all together = +,less than =-, how many more =-
Use color code, rhythm, signs, jump-rope, etc. for drills
Turn lined paper vertically to help students organize math problems. This keeps the ones, tens, and hundreds in place
Use large graph paper. One numeral can be written in each square. Gradually make the transition to regular paper
Allow a student to use a calculator
Determine if student is developmentally ready for specific concepts
Give immediate feedback (ideally, self-check and correct within class time)
Reduce quantity of material assigned (odds or evens)
Use real money in situations that the student can relate to
Check the whole problem not just the answer (s/he may know how and why but write down the wrong answer)
Let the student work on the black/white board (use large motor skills)
Provide basic math facts
Use technology, i.e., ALEKS, FASTT Math, Khan Academy, Bessie, etc. (see resources)
Teach multiplication using rhyme or other memory devices, i.e., Rhymes ‘n’ Times, Multiplication in a Flash (see resources)
Teach to skill level, not grade level
Allow use of tables or note cards for assignments and tests (may be a modification for high school)
Math Flippers
Math Center Lesson Plans - Fractions, Decimals, Percent (2004)
Excellent, practical resource to teach fractions, decimals and percents using manipulatives and games.
Math Center Lesson Plans - Geometry, Measurement, Logic (1996)
Excellent, practical resource to teach geometry, measurement and logic using manipulatives and games.
Math Center Lesson Plans - Pre-Algebra, Basic Algebra (2004)
Excellent, practical resource to teach pre-algebra and algebra using manipulatives and games.
Key To…Math workbooks
Series of math workbooks designed for upper-elementary or early high school students in the following areas: fractions, decimals, percents, measurement, algebra and geometry. The first book in each series assumes no knowledge of the subject; the books progress to a mastery level of the concept.
ALEKS Math
Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system that uses adaptive questioning to determine student knowledge and provides instruction on the topics she is most ready to learn, providing periodic reassessment to enhance mastery. Fee-based resource.
Khan Academy
Learn almost anything for free. With a library of over 4,200 videos on everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice, Khan Academy is on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.
Mathletics
Helping students enjoy math and improve their results. Curriclum-based resource for students at home and in school.
Activity Resources
Superb math resources, including manipulatives and how to use them to teach math concepts to students of all ages.