Hearing+and+Visual+Impairments

One of the most important aspects to keep in mind regarding students with hearing and visual impairments is that they are just that: Hearing impairments or Visual impairments.

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 The strategies below have been taken from students at the College of New Jersey ( http://deafed.department.tcnj.edu/math/index.html) Strategies for Students
 * [|Use Technology] || Computers and calculators ||
 * [|Approach and Attack] || Strategic approach to math problems ||
 * [|Make Math Problems Visual] || Diagrams, pictures, charts, mental images ||
 * [|Write and Problem Solve] || Dealing with vocabulary and strategic problem solving ||

Teacher Strategies 

[|The_VIs_in_your_classroom copy.pdf] [|effective_classroom_adapt_for_VIs copy.pdf]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|Enhancing the Teaching of Mathematics] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Children should begin working with numbers and math concepts early and continue throughout their schooling ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|"Space it Out"] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Distribute practice, emphasize 'reverses', utilize chunking. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|Make Math Meaningful] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Instructional activities should be designed to relate math to each student's personal and learning experiences ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|Math Vocabulary] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">How to teach mathematics vocabulary ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|Challenge Students to Describe and Analyze their Solution Methods] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Use these ideas to elicit children's solution methods ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|Teaching Math Computation and Problem Solving Skills] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">A scaffolded approach to teaching ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|Involve Students in the Assessment Process] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Involve students in this process ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|Use Peer-Mediated Instruction] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Peer-mediated instruction can encourage the development of classrooms as mathematical communities ||
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