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Charles Munter – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
How we should teach mathematics has long been debated by advocates of different instructional approaches. These debates can lead to tensions that are difficult to navigate for those who are new to (or even veterans of) the profession. Educators often propose a "balance" of different approaches as a solution. Charles Munter considers…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
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Polo-Blanco, Irene; González López, Eva M. – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2021
Background & aims: In recent years, there has been an increased interest in analyzing the mathematical performance of students with learning difficulties in order to provide them with teaching methods adapted to their needs. In particular, the importance of studying the type of informal strategy that students use when solving problems has been…
Descriptors: Addition, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Problems
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Bouck, Emily C.; Long, Holly; Park, Jiyoon – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Mathematics is an important but also under-explored area of education for students with disabilities, including middle school students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. In this study, researchers taught middle school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to solve word problems grounded in life skills…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Developmental Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Students with Disabilities
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Park, Jiyoon; Bouck, Emily C.; Fisher, Marisa H. – Journal of Special Education, 2021
While mathematics education is key to the post-school outcomes of students with disabilities, it has received less attention in research and practice compared with other aspects of educating this population. Skill maintenance is particularly crucial in mathematics because students build upon prior knowledge across grade levels. They also need to…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Skills
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Yakubova, Gulnoza; Hughes, Elizabeth M.; Baer, Briella L. – Preventing School Failure, 2020
With the increasing attention and surge of empirical research in providing academic instruction for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) comes the need to provide teachers with research-supported strategies. Using one evidence-based strategy for teaching mathematics to students with high incidence disabilities, and another for teaching…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Video Technology, Mathematics Instruction
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Spencer, Vicky G.; Evmenova, Anya S.; Boon, Richard T.; Hayes-Harris, Laura – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the published research-based strategies used in content area instruction for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Twenty-eight (N = 28) studies published from 2000-2012 that met the criteria for inclusion were located, reviewed, and synthesized. Findings revealed the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Teaching Methods