Instruction
Part A: Assignment 1 - Journal Reflection - Weng and Bouck (2017)
Here in Module 7 you are learning about teaching Applied Mathematics to students with learning and other mild disabilities. To enhance your knowledge, read the article by Weng and Bouck (2016) and respond to questions on it.
Instructions:
Read the article entitled A Toolbox for Teaching Price Comparison to Students with Disabilities (Weng & Bouck, 2016). Weng, P, & Bouck, E.C. (2016). A toolbox for teaching price comparison to students with disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, 49(5), 347-354, doi:10.177/004005991667136.
After reading it, address the following points in complete sentences:
Explain the four tools (#1, #2, #3, #4) presented by the authors.
Explain how number lines can help students perform number comparisons.
In your opinion, what are the strengths and weaknesses (if any) of this strategy?
Responses are to be answered thoroughly, following the APA guidelines when citing references from the book and other sources. They are also to be clearly written without grammatical and/or spelling errors. The approximate length of the response should be two pages, not counting the title and reference pages.
Submission Instructions:
This assignment should be edited for minor grammatical and spelling errors and adhere to the general writing style and formatting guidelines of the APA Manual (6th ed.).
Part B: Assignment 2 - Experiencing Strategies to Teach Children about Money
The main topic discussed in Module 7 is Applied Mathematics along with methods to teach this to students with learning and other mild disabilities. The old adage states, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Thus, to expand your repertoire of strategies and techniques, watch videos demonstrating strategies and respond to what you have seen and learned.
Instructions:
Watch the following videos, presented by the Landmark School:
1.Math and Money for LBLD Students (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1QnE9pfkMQ)
2.Teaching How to Make Change to LBLD Students (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55w29xLz2Pw)
For each one of the videos, imagine that you are a child with a specific learning disability, particularly dyscalculia, and try to follow the directions of the teacher in the video.
After doing the above exercise, answer the following questions for each video (i.e., you will have two sets of answers, one per video):
1.How easy is for a child with disabilities to understand the concepts being taught?
2. Do you think that some explanations assume that the child knows all the concepts (e.g., "right to the decimal point")? Explain.
3. What are the strengths and weaknesses (if any) of each lesson?
4.What would you add (or take out) from each one of the lessons presented to improve it?
Responses are to be answered thoroughly in complete sentences, following the APA guidelines when citing references from the book and other sources. They are also to be clearly written without grammatical and/or spelling errors. The approximate length of the response should be two pages, not counting the title and reference pages.
Submission Instructions:
This assignment should be edited for minor grammatical and spelling errors and adhere to the general writing style and formatting guidelines of the APA Manual (6th ed.).