Alignment of Mathematical Skills to Instructional Tools for Students with Visual Impairments

Submitted by njohnson on Apr 23, 2015

A. E. Brawand, N. Johnson, & J. Kolvites gave a presentation called "Fostering Success in Mathematics for Students with Visual Impairments" at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference, San Diego, CA in April 2015. This handout was shared during the presentation.

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INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS	MATHEMATICAL SKILLS	INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
Abacus	Counting Concepts of “sets” and place value Operations of addition and subtraction Beginning problem solving and literate problem-solving skills	iPad Application: UAbacus: practice tool to teach how to compute on the abacus APH: Abacus / instructional book
Hands-On Manipulatives	Number sense Multiplication and division of fractions	Base Ten Blocks APH: Blocks Brannan Cubarithm Slate and Cubes
Braille / Large Print	Multiplication and division of fractions Geometry Shapes Graphs / Charts	APH flash cards, rulers, protractors, hundreds charts etc. Braille / Lg. Print Perkins Braille Writer / Braille Note Taker
Braille Codes	Operations with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division	Brannan Cubarithm Slate and Cubes Perkins Braille Writer / Braille Sense U2
Tactile Graphics	Addition and subtraction of fractions Charts and graphs	Flash cards, teacher made materials
Math Builders	Matching, sorting, and making patterns Data Collection, graphing & probability / statistics Geometry Measurement and estimation Fractions, mixed Numbers, and decimals	APH: All available in Braille and Large Print iPad App: Math Robot; Drill & Practice for Basic Math
Math Window Braille	Basic math skills Alegbra Geometry	https://mathwindow.com/ Available large print / braille
Talking Calculator	Multiplication with multiple digits Computing of fractions	APH Braille Note
Graphic Calculator	Graphs and fuctions	APH

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Alignment of Mathematical Skills to Instructional Tools for Students with Visual Impairments