Product Description
TEACHING MATH TO PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME is the book that everyone has been waiting for!Now parents and educators can use this guide to teach meaningful math to students--with and without learning problems--who struggle with understanding computation, number concepts, and when and how to use these skills.

The author, an experienced educator, was inspired to write TEACHING MATH to meet the needs of hands-on learners after observing the difficulty her adult son with Down syndrome and his peers had in applying math skills to everyday life.

For years, the math program explained in TEACHING MATH has been successfully used with preschoolers, children, and adults with Down syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other cognitive disabilities.Its success lies in capitalizing on the visual learning strengths of these concrete learners and using manipulatives, games, and activities to teach and maintain motivation. A key feature of this method is the early introduction of the calculator, which allows students to progress in their understanding of math without having to memorize math facts.This book can be used to help students learn the critical math survival skills needed for living independently or help students in their math curricula at school.

Book I covers introductory math skills typically taught in preschoolor elementary school, but which many older students still need helpwith, including:

Number sense
Recognizing & writing numerals
Time
Calculator skills
Counting
Measurements
Addition
Place value
Shapes
Subtraction
Money

The second volume of TEACHING MATH will focus on more advanced math skills needed for independent living, including multiplication, division, banking, budgeting, and consumer skills.

TEACHING MATH gives parents and teachers high-interest, hands-on strategies and ideas for teaching math to learners of all ages. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Great addition to our homeschooling curriculum!
I am very happy that I purchased this book. My daughter does not have Down's, but she is hard of hearing and has Auditory Processing type issues. She is a very visual, hand's on type of learner and this book has been a tremendous help in teaching her math and general survival skills. It is worth every penny and has given me a wealth of information. I highly, highly reccomend this book!

Great book
This book has some great tips on helping people with Down Syndrome learn math skills.This would be great for learners who have difficulty with traditional teaching.

pretty good resource
I have been going through this quite exhaustive resource over the past couple days.It seems to be very good in content and I think I will enjoy using this with my daughter who has FAS.

The reproducible pages are great; however, I am finding it difficult to easily reproduce them since they don't lie flat.That's really the only qualm I have.It may help to also have this available in a spiral or binder format, to make the necessary reproducibles easier to reproduce!

Great for Hands on Learners
I ordered this book to be able to work with a student who has severe brain damage and is not Down's.The activities are ones that would benefit all students, not just special needs.The activity on money and purchasing was really effective in helping my student understand the value of items and how to figure out change.

Teaching Math to People With Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Basic Survival Skills (Topics in Down Syndrome)
This is an awesome book! It gives you a step by step proven method that is almost fail-safe for teaching any concrete learner to understand math and math concepts. The only problem with this book is the misconception that the title relays in that it is not just for children with Down Syndrome. It is the method I use to teach all developmentally delayed children. I recommend it to everyone with children with delays. ... Read more