ERIC Number: EJ1166663
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Publication Date: 2017-Sep
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Using the TouchMath Program to Teach Mathematical Computation to At-Risk Students and Students with Disabilities
Ellingsen, Ryleigh; Clinton, Elias
Educational Research Quarterly, v41 n1 p15-42 Sep 2017
This manuscript reviews the empirical literature of the TouchMath© instructional program. The TouchMath© program is a commercial mathematics series that uses a dot notation system to provide multisensory instruction of computation skills. Using the program, students are taught to solve computational tasks in a multisensory manner that does not require memory retrieval of arithmetic facts or potentially stigmatizing strategies such as finger counting. This review targets two specific research questions: (1) Does TouchMath© improve the computational skill repertoires of students with, and at risk for, disabilities?; and (2) What population of students has the TouchMath© literature included (e.g., age, gender, disability type)? Based on the collected data from the collective literature, this review espouses that the TouchMath© program should be considered an evidence-based practice for teaching math computation to students with, and at-risk for, disabilities. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Disabilities, At Risk Students, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Computation, Literature Reviews, Multisensory Learning, Program Effectiveness, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Evidence Based Practice, Student Characteristics, Research Design, Predictor Variables, Intervention, Skill Development, Mathematics Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Coding
Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://erquarterly.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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