Effective Mathematics Instruction

• Although children with mild handicaps are referred for special education services most often because of reading problems, research has demonstrated that many of these students also have difficulty in mathematics. Mcleod and Armstrong (1982), questioned teachers of learning disabled children about why their students were receiving services. They found that (a) nearly two out of three were receiving help in mathematics and (b) more than one in four had been assigned to special education primarily because of learning disabilities and mathematics.