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Spooner, Fred; Root, Jenny R.; Saunders, Alicia F.; Browder, Diane M. – Remedial and Special Education, 2019
The purpose of this review was to examine the body of research on teaching mathematics to students with moderate and severe developmental disability that has been published since 2005, reflecting changes in both the academic expectations for this population and research and design standards in the evidence-based practice (EBP) era. We examined…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Mathematics Instruction, Developmental Disabilities, Mathematics Skills
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Jimenez, Bree A.; Besaw, Jessica – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Instructional technology is growing at rapid rates. In the field of mathematics, virtual manipulatives are a research-based tool that has shown to have a positive impact on students' mathematic achievement, as well as student engagement in learning. In an effort to extend the research, this study investigated the impact of virtual manipulatives,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Manipulative Materials, Numeracy, Students with Disabilities
Bowman, Jessica A.; McDonnell, John; Ryan, Joanna H.; Fudge-Coleman, Olivia – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Educational programs for students with moderate and severe disabilities (MSD) have undergone drastic changes since the mandate for access to the general curriculum was provided by Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. Since then, educators have struggled to find methods to use to promote optimal learning, including in the area of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Severity (of Disability), Moderate Intellectual Disability, Severe Intellectual Disability
Browder, Diane M.; Spooner, Fred; Lo, Ya-yu; Saunders, Alicia F.; Root, Jenny R.; Ley Davis, Luann; Brosh, Chelsi R. – Journal of Special Education, 2018
This study evaluated an intervention developed through an Institute of Education Sciences-funded Goal 2 research project to teach students with moderate intellectual disability (moderate ID) to solve addition and subtraction word problems. The intervention involved modified schema-based instruction that embedded effective practices (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Moderate Intellectual Disability, Word Problems (Mathematics), Intervention, Mathematics Skills
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Weng, Pei-Lin; Bouck, Emily C. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2017
Price comparison is a functional mathematics skill involving purchasing, use of money, and budgeting, with the goal of selecting the best deal based on a person's financial resources (Browder, Spooner, & Trela, 2011). The operational definition of "price comparison" is to compare the magnitudes of the price numbers and then select…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Concepts, Special Education Teachers
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Charitaki, Garyfalia; Baralis, Georgios; Polycronopoulou, Stavroula; Lappas, Dionyssios; Soulis, Spyridon-Georgios – Online Submission, 2015
Aims: Through this qualitative approach we intent to investigate the existence of patterns in errors that children with Down's syndrome make while counting. Study Design: The current study can be described as descriptive correlational, while we are also trying to extract data through qualitative analysis. Place and Duration of Study: In the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Down Syndrome, Difficulty Level, Numeracy