Math Instruction for Children with Special Needs

Students with learning disabilities in math (denoted MD) display difficulties in developing conceptual understanding of number, in computation, and in formulating correct strategies for solving problems. Often, these students have concomitant reading difficulty, which severely limits their understanding of text-based problems. While explicit instruction of basic computation skills remains important, a greater emphasis is placed on the ability to solve problems, especially as a growing number of students with MD are included in general education classrooms. This article summarizes a small sample and brief descriptions of instructional interventions that hold promise for educating students with MD.

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