1. Math CAMPPP 2012 Breakout Session 3 Gr. 9-12 1
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2. Students with learning disabilities may be disadvantaged but it doesn’t mean they can’t succeed

3. Session Goals
Better understand the  LD diagnosis, and develop empathy for LD students
Develop an understanding of cognitive processes, and how they impact students with LDs
Consider strategies to increase success for students with LDs (e.g. Foldables)

4. More Simulations:
Dyscalculia is a term referring to a wide range of life-long learning disabilities involving math. There is no one single form of this math disability, but usually it incorporates one or more of following areas of difficulty:
Output Difficulties (Processing Speed)
Visual Spatial Difficulties (Perceptual Reasoning)
Organizational Difficulties (Executive Functioning)
Working Memory Difficulties (Memory) 4

5. Output Difficulties
Complete the following:

6. Output Difficulties
Complete the following:

7. Output Difficulties
Complete the following:

8. Visual Difficulties

9. Small Group Discussion:
How does your school / math department currently support students with LDs?”
Where are these students? What courses are they in?

10. F.A.T. City Workshop
How do these situations relate to your math classes?

11. Small Group Discussion:
Think of a specific student in your class with an LD. Which of the cognitive processes is low for this student? How does that manifest itself in your classroom?

12. TIPS Activities
Choose a TIPS activity and look at it through the lens of the five cognitive processes to suggest modifications
Gr9 Applied-proportions
Gr10 Applied-Trig
Gr11 Workplace-probability
Gr11U/C-Finance
Gr12 Advanced Functions-Rational functions .

13. Foldables
In your groups, create a “foldable” to support students specific to your particular task. Consider the templates you have been given.

14. Foldables (Matchbook)

15. Foldables (Shutter Fold)

16. Foldables (Three-Tab Book)

17. Foldables (Four-Tab Book)

18. Foldables (Pop Up Book)

19. Foldables (Folding into Fifths)

20. Foldables Gallery Walk
Let’s take a walk around to see each other’s work.
For more ideas on types of foldables consider “Teaching Mathematics with Foldables” by Dinah Zike

21. Exit Card