TY - BOOK AU - Horstmeier,DeAnna TI - Teaching math to people with Down syndrome, and other hands-on learners: strategies and materials SN - 9781606132784 PY - 2016/// CY - Bethesda, MD PB - Woodbine House KW - DOWN SYNDROME KW - INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY KW - CHILDREN KW - MATHEMATICS KW - TEACHING STRATEGIES KW - TEACHERS GUIDES N1 - "This book incorporates portions of Teaching math to people with Down Syndrome and other hands-on learners, Book 2 2008 by DeAnna Horstmeier"--Title page verso; "Volume Two has been phased out as a stand-alone book, but some of the essential topics it covered (including multiplication, division, and measurement) have been added to this new expanded edition of Teaching Math"-- Page 2; Includes appendices: Assessment materials; Teaching materials; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction to teaching basic math : survival skills. - 2. Characteristics of concrete (hands-on) learners : especially those with Down syndrome. - 3. Teaching strategies. - 4. Assessing basic math skills & beginning the lessons. - 5. Prenumber concepts. - 6. Number sense. - 7. Recognizing and writing numerals. - 8. More counting skills. - 9. Whole number addition. - 10. Whole number subtraction. - 11. Introducing multiplication. - 12. Measurement and time. - 13. Division. - 14. Simple fractions. - 15. Money. - 16. Standards-based mathematics learning. - Appendix A: Assessment materials. - Appendix B: Teaching materials N2 - Children and adults with Down syndrome need math for the real world—counting with meaning, adding the scores in a game, and tracking time in order to keep to a schedule. Written in a straightforward and user-friendly style, the new second edition of Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome provides strategies and activities that are relevant to daily living, are concrete and practical, offer hands-on practice, and provide opportunity for successful completion. The included appendices, available to photocopy, are chockfull of over 150 activities—worksheets, games, and teaching aids—to practice math skills. Parents and teachers can use the comprehensive coverage of math concepts to tailor lessons to students’ needs at home and in the community, incorporate goals into IEPs, and help students access the general education curriculum. - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE ER -