Teaching Math to People With Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Basic Survival Skills (Topics in Down Syndrome)

Book 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 preschool or elementary school, but which many older students still need help with, 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.


About the Author
DeAnna Horstmeier has been an educator for thirty years. Currently, she is an Instructional Resources Consultant at a special education regional resource center in Columbus, Ohio, where she assists parents and educators with teaching strategies and materials for their students. In addition, she has taught special education and speech, language and communication at the Ohio State University. She is the co-author of READY, SET, GO—TALK TO ME: A HANDBOOK FOR THE TEACHING OF PRELANGUAGE and EARLY LANGUAGE SKILLS DESIGNED FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS, as well as a contributor to other professional publications.


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At last, a book for teaching practical math skills to kids and adults with Down syndrome or other learning delays, using hands-on activities that appeal to their learning style. This guide focuses on teaching essential, basic math -- addition and subtraction -- and concepts about time, money, counting, measuring, and more, that empower learners to be as independent as possible with daily living skills. DeAnna Horstmeier is an experienced educator and the parent of an adult son with Down syndrome. Her teaching technique is appropriate for preschoolers just being introduced to number concepts as well as adults who may not have learned basic concepts in school. Conveniently, lessons come with stated objectives that can be easily incorporated into a student's IEP at school. Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners is about mastering math skills and concepts that are essential to surviving in a community. The guide recognizes that for someone with Down syndrome, or another developmental disability, basic number sense -- understanding sequences and place value, written numbers and the like -- as well as the ability to do simple computations are keys to independence. Parents, teachers, and counselors can use these techniques successfully at home or at school. Get started today!


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