Teaching Mathematics Meaningfully: Solutions for Reaching Struggling Learners (Allsopp, Kyger, and Lovin)

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Teaching Mathematics Meaningfully
Solutions for Reaching Struggling Learners
By David H. Allsopp, Ph.D., Maggie M. Kyger, Ph.D., & LouAnn H. Lovin, Ph.D.

"This is an excellent resource for teachers of K–12 math with struggling learners ... [The authors] present ideas that will generate attention, interest, and surprise among students, and thus will foster creative thinking."
—Zafer Unal, Ph.D., assistant professor, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

Making math concepts understandable is a challenge—one that's more complex when a classroom includes students with learning difficulties. With this highly practical resource, teachers will have just what they need to teach a critical content area with confidence: research-based strategies that really work with students who have learning disabilities, ADHD, or mild cognitive disabilities. This urgently needed guidebook helps educators

understand why some students struggle
review the Big Ideas of math with a useful primer on major NCTM-endorsed mathematical concepts and processes
directly address students' learning barriers with lesson plans, strategies, and photocopiable forms
check their own strengths and needs with a thought-provoking questionnaire on their current teaching practices

With this timely book—filled with invaluable strategies adaptable for grades K–12—educators will know just what to teach and how to teach it to students with learning difficulties.

ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-155766866-0
Paperback
312 pages
7 x 10
2007
$29.95
Stock# 68660

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At the award-winning MathVIDS web site, readers will learn more about teaching strategies and see video clips of real teachers using the techniques in this book.

Table of Contents

About the Authors
Acknowledgments

I: How This Book Can Help Teachers and Their Students

1. Introduction
2. Universal Features of Meaningful Mathematics Instruction for Struggling Learners

II: Understanding and Teaching the Big Ideas in Mathematics

3. The Big Ideas in Mathematics and Why They Are Important
4. The Importance of Valuing Mathematics and Mathematics Instruction for Struggling Learners

III: Barriers and Gateways to Meaningful Mathematics Instruction

5. Common Learning Characteristics that Make Mathematics Difficult for Struggling Learners
6. Curriculum Barriers to Learning Mathematics
7. How Struggling Learners Can Learn Mathematics

IV: Assessment and Teaching Strategies for Making Mathematics Meaningful

8. Making Instructional Decisions: Determining What and How to Teach
9. Teaching for Initial Understanding: Using Effective Instructional Practices
10. Building Proficiency: Using Effective Student Practice Strategies
11. Planning Effective Mathematics Instruction in a Variety of Educational Environments
12. Using Technology to Promote Access to MathematicsR

References
Appendix A: Blank Forms and Charts
Appendix B: Sample Mathematics Dynamic Assessment Charts and Lesson Plans
Index