Teaching math to people with Down syndrome, and other hands-on learners

Teaching math to people with Down syndrome, and other hands-on learners: Strategies and materials is a 372-page text written by a retired educator who is a former instructor of special education and speech, language, and communication. This second edition is a straightforward guide to teaching both children and adults with down syndrome or other developmental disabilities real-world mathematics such as keeping score in a game, counting money, and telling time. The book offers hands-on practice with concrete and practical strategies to teach recognition and number writing, time and measurement, fractions, and more!

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Measure This: Holiday

"'Tis the season for measuring fun! Which is longer? Which has more? Which is smaller? Filled with real-life seasonal images, this colorful workbook explores comparison and measurement. This Clever Goats Workbook includes an interactive ruler and a personalized Certificate of Completion that can be saved and printed. The perfect holiday complement to the Measure This workbook!" -iTunes

Want to learn more about this app? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id748576894

Mobile App Monday - Multiplying Acorns

Multiplying Acorns is a fun math app centered around the autumn season. Kids will learn how to multiply from 1×1 up to 9×9, visualize multiplication and grouping concepts, and understand multiplication conceptually

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Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id477978513

Mobile App Monday - Starfall Pumpkin

"Visit the Pumpkin Patch, choose a pumpkin and design a face. Weigh pumpkins in kilograms or pounds and discover which is the lightest and which is heaviest. Collect your pumpkin creations and give your favorite the blue ribbon! This app is excellent for emerging readers and young mathematicians." -iTunes

Interested? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id569922097

Mobile App Monday - Todo Math

Looking for a fun app for the little ones or those with developmental delays to learn math? Todo Math is designed and endorsed by educators, aligned to school standards, and recognized for superior game design. Winner of a 2015 Parents’ Choice Gold Award, its growing curriculum includes 600+ math activities aligned to Common Core State Standards.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id666465255

Mobile App Monday - Love to Count by Pirate Trio

Looking for an app that will help your child enjoy learning math? Love to Count Pirate Trio creatively demonstrates the idea of numbers being the indicators of order, time, weight and quantity, enhancing their natural urge to find order in the world of numbers and shapes.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id456939423

Mobile App Monday - Graphing for kids

Graphing for kids app provides teachers and students with an easy graphing learning tool. It has 2 parts, one is how to make a chart which provides a step by step method to teach kids how to draw a chart and the others is Chart Maker, an easy tool for kids to input data and make a chart.

To learn more about this app, please visit:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/graphing-for-kids-chart-maker/id878461173?mt=8

Mobile App Monday - Pick-a-Path

Looking for a good number puzzle game/investigation tool for your students? Check out Pick-a-path. Help Okta the Octopus reach the target (maximum, minimum, or a specific value) by choosing a path from the top of the maze to the bottom. Seven levels with seven puzzles will test your students' skills with powers of ten, negative numbers, fractions, decimals, and more.

Want to know more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pick-a-path/id545185507?mt=8

Mobile App Monday - DragonBox Elements

Looking for a way to secretly teach your kids geometry? Watch your kids learn geometry in a matter of hours, without them even noticing they’re learning! Whimsical characters and captivating puzzles motivate players to keep learning. Since the geometry in the game remains hidden, kids learn and gain confidence even if mathematics is a subject they don’t usually feel comfortable with. -iTunes

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragonbox-elements/id875267105?mt=8

More language arts, math, and science for students with severe disabilities

More language arts, math, and science for students with severe disabilities has answers for K–12 teachers on how to teach academic content to students with moderate and severe developmental disabilities—while helping all students meet Common Core State Standards. A followup to the landmark bestseller Teaching Language Arts, Math, and Science to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities, this important text prepares teachers to ensure more inclusion, more advanced academic content, and more meaningful learning for their students.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

TenMarks Summer Math Program

Looking for a way to limit your child's learning loss in math over the summer? TenMarks, which is an Amazon company, has an option that is free for families this summer. Parents can go online, set up an account for each of their children, and TenMarks will put together assignments based on each child's age and grade level.

Want to know more about it? Please visit:
http://summermath.tenmarks.com/TenMarks-56W-73QU.html

Mathematics, the common core, and RTI

Mathematics, the Common Core, & RTI offers insight into the central elements of RTI and the common core where math is concerned. This book provides:

• Real-world scenarios
• Classroom-ready work samples
• Content-area applications
• Recommended online resources
• Guidance on special-needs students, behavioral issues, ELLs, and parent involvement

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Count Me In! K-5

Count Me In! K-5: Including learners with special needs in mathematics classrooms is research-based and field-tested. In this book, elementary teachers will find help creating programs for students with special needs. Case studies and teacher viewpoints are included as well as research on disability and solutions to managing learning environments.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

The best of Corwin: Differentiated Instruction

The best of Corwin: Differentiated instruction in literacy, math, and science is a collection of the best chapters from critically acclaimed Corwin publications. Current research on the most effective practices in differentiating instruction in literacy, mathematics, and science is showcased, including many strategies and classroom examples.

Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Understanding RTI in Mathematics

Looking for help using RTI in math? Understanding RTI in mathematics: Proven methods and applications might be what you're looking for. This research-based text offers information on what is known about RTI, why it works, and how teachers can use it to provide high-quality math instruction. What is included:

• summaries of research studies
• best-practice guidelines
• how to monitor students' progress
• using visual representation to solve math problems
• vignettes
• and more!

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check it out. Or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Using Formative Assessment to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction

Looking for help with formative assessment in teaching Math? Pick up Using formative assessment to differentiate mathematics instruction, grades 4-10: Seven practices to maximize learning. Reviewers laud this book as, "practical and thought-provoking," "a wealth of information," and "powerful." With ready-to-teach tiered lesson examples and resources galore, this book will have you ready to use formative assessment in no time.

To check out this title, email us at cedir@indiana.edu, or try worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Talkulator

For folks with low vision comes a mobile app that's a talking calculator with large buttons and is compatible with VoiceOver. This app also speaks the numbers in seven different languages--English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Dutch.

Check it out on iTunes preview at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talkulator-talking-calculator/id354890582?mt=8#

Visible Thinking

Not sure if your math students are really "getting" the concepts presented? Want to make math easier to visualize? Visible thinking in the K-8 mathematics classroom can help. This book offers an overview of what visible thinking is, why it is important, and how to implement it in the classroom. Grade-specific examples are also included. Visible thinking offers many benefits:

• Interactive student-to-student learning
• Increased class participation
• Development of metacognitive thinking and problem-solving skills

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title. Or try worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

The dyscalculia assessment

Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability involving difficulty in acquiring numeracy skills. The book The dyscalculia assessment can help investigate maths difficulties in children and provides advice for implementing the findings into teaching plans. Get help pinpointing a child's difficulties with numeracy and using that information to help the child progress. This book is ideal for use with primary school children, but can easily be adapted for older or younger students and is invaluable for SENCOs, TAs, educational psychologists and teachers.

Interested? Send us an email at cedir@indiana.edu. Or try worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Teaching Mathematics Meaningfully

Teachers who have students struggling with math and its concepts now have help. In the book, Teaching Mathematics Meaningfully: Solutions for Reaching Struggling Learners, teachers are provided insight into the how and the why of instruction and are provided with a system to teach mathematics to kids in all grade levels who have learning difficulties. It's an easy-read resource, giving background on the basics of mathematics. The book also shows teachers how to implement strategies in their classrooms that will help students understand mathematical concepts and strategies.

Indiana residents can give us a call to check it out. Others can use worldcat.org to find the book in their own local library.