Math CAMPPP 2012 Breakout Session 3 Gr. 9-12 1
1 Students with learning disabilities may be disadvantaged but it doesnt mean they cant succeed Session Goals Better understand the LD diagnosis, anddevelop empathy for LD students Develop an understanding of cognitiveprocesses, and how they impact studentswith LDs Consider strategies to increase successfor students with LDs (e.g. Foldables) More Simulations: Dyscalculia is a term referring to a wide range of life-long learning disabilities involving math. There is no one single form of this math disability, but usually it incorporates one or more of following areas of difficulty: Output Difficulties (Processing Speed) Visual Spatial Difficulties (Perceptual Reasoning) Organizational Difficulties (Executive Functioning) Working Memory Difficulties (Memory) 4 Output Difficulties Complete the following: Output Difficulties Complete the following: Output Difficulties Complete the following: Visual Difficulties Small Group Discussion:
How does your school / math departmentcurrently support students with LDs? Where are these students?What courses arethey in? F.A.T. City Workshop How do these situations relate to your math classes? Small Group Discussion:
Think of a specific student in your class withan LD.Which of the cognitive processes islow for this student?How does that manifestitself in your classroom? TIPS Activities Choose a TIPS activity and look at itthrough the lens of the five cognitiveprocesses to suggest modifications Gr9 Applied-proportions Gr10 Applied-Trig Gr11 Workplace-probability Gr11U/C-Finance Gr12 Advanced Functions-Rational functions . Foldables In your groups, create a foldable to support students specific to your particular task. Consider the templates you have been given. Foldables (Matchbook) Foldables (Shutter Fold) Foldables (Three-Tab Book) Foldables (Four-Tab Book) Foldables (Pop Up Book) Foldables (Folding into Fifths) Foldables Gallery Walk
Lets take a walk around to see each others work. For more ideas on types of foldables considerTeaching Mathematics with Foldables by Dinah Zike Exit Card