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Download full textGinsburg, Lynda; Gal, Iddo – 1996
This report identifies 13 instructional strategies for teaching adult numeracy skills that address issues of assessment, development of mathematical skills, and development of problem-solving skills. The rationale and suggestions regarding the following 13 instructional principles are described: address and evaluate attitudes and beliefs about…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Computation
Nevin, Ann, Ed. – 2000
The result of a school-university partnership to prepare future special educators, this collection of lesson plans is designed to teach self-determination across the K-12 curriculum to empower students with disabilities. All of the lessons have been implemented within a micro-teaching demonstration with special education interns. Lesson plans are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence
Wiebe, James H. – 1988
This book is based on the underlying philosophy that mathematics learning at the elementary level should be active. Children should learn through meaningful hands-on activities with manipulative materials, pictures and technology. More than 400 pupil activities and suggestions for designing more activities are described. Because mathematics is to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Calculators, Computation, Computer Oriented Programs
Cronin, Mary E. – 1988
This paper discusses the instruction of adult performance outcomes and life skills in classes for students with mental disabilities. Basic considerations in teaching life skills include teaching for lifelong learning, teaching for relevancy, and teaching beyond textbooks and classrooms. Several strategies have contributed to the success of…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation
Cawley, John; And Others – 1988
Arithmetic programming for students with mild mental disabilities requires a comprehensive perspective that includes attention to curriculum, instruction, and appraisal. Arithmetic computation should not dominate educational programming, but should be included in ways that are functionally relevant and meaningfully presented within a framework of…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Computation, Educational Practices
Ogletree, Earl J.; Chavez, Maria – 1980
An approach to teaching mildly retarded children math skills using finger calculation is discussed. Drills progress from using one to two hands and doing multiplication and division. The appropriateness of finger calculation with children in the sensory motor and preoperational stages of development is noted, and the approach's ability to enhance…
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mild Mental Retardation
Reys, Barbara – 1982
Parents have many opportunities every day to develop, nurture, and refine their children's mathematics skills. This pamphlet was designed to help parents become aware of these opportunities and to encourage them to participate in their children's learning process. Estimation is the skill of making a reasonably accurate guess and is prominently…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Estimation (Mathematics), Guidelines
