MATH ADAPTATIONS
By: Carmen Willings
teachingvisuallyimpaired.com Mathematics are visual in nature and can therefore present many challenges for students with visual impairments. There are adaptations that can be made to the various areas of mathematics to make them accessible to students who are blind or visually impaired. The following pages provide strategies and material suggestions. |
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Numbers & Counting
Number sense refers to a students fluidity and flexibility with numbers as well as the concept that numbers mean and an ability to perform mental math and make comparisons to math in the environment. This page provides an overview of adaptations and materials for instructing students in numbers and counting.
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Algebra, Patterns & Functions
Algebra is about finding the unknown or it is about putting real life problems into equations and then solving them. In teaching algebra, there are some adaptations that will allow students who are blind or visually impaired to access the concepts and skills. This page provides an overview of adaptations and materials for instructing students in patterns, functions and algebra.
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Geometry & Spatial Sense
Geometry and Spatial sense is best taught through concrete hands on experiences when instructing students who are blind or visually impaired. This is beneficial not only for students with visual impairments but for students with normal vision as well. This page provides an overview of adaptations and materials for instructing students in geometry and spatial sense.
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Measurement & Data Collection
There are many materials available to make measurement, probability and data collection activities accessible to students who are blind or visually impaired. Using real objects and materials can make the experiences more concrete for the student. This page provides an overview of adaptations and materials for instructing students in graphing, probability, and data.
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Test Ready: Plus Mathematics
This test prep series, available from APH, offers practice for today's standard based assessments for grade levels 3-12. |
Additional Math Resources...
NFB presents the Blindmath Listserv. This has been a very active listserv with a worldwide audience and many contributors. Topics will be arranged accordingly in these broad subject areas: calculators, geometry, graphing, iOS, LaTex, mathematics, Nemeth, statistics, students, tools and transcription.
The DIAGRAM Center by Benetech, creators of Bookshare, offer free quarterly webinars for content creators on image description, accessible math, as well as other topics.
Karen Petersen has created a list of 101 resources for math teachers on her site, Mathematics 101. Her list includes sites that offer information on advanced curricula as well as games and activities for teaching math concepts for students of all ages and skill levels.
SciTrain provides free online courses for high school math and science teachers to train them to be more effective instructors for students with disabilities.
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