Teaching Math to People With Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Basic Survival Skills (Topics in Down Syndrome) Book 1 (Bk.1) [Paperback]

DeAnna Horstmeier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2004 | ISBN-10: 1890627429 | ISBN-13: 978-1890627423 | Edition: 1

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. 'Teaching Math' gives parents and teachers high-interest, hands-on strategies and ideas for teaching math to learners of all ages.

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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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 399 pages
• Publisher: Woodbine House; 1 edition (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890627429
• ISBN-13: 978-1890627423
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaching Math to People With Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Basic Survival Skills (Topics in Down Syndrome), March 19, 2006

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T. Stewart "Educational Aide" (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teaching Math to People With Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Basic Survival Skills (Topics in Down Syndrome) Book 1 (Bk.1) (Paperback)

This is an awesome book! It gives you a step by step proven method that is almost fail-safe for teaching any concrete learner to understand math and math concepts. The only problem with this book is the misconception that the title relays in that it is not just for children with Down Syndrome. It is the method I use to teach all developmentally delayed children. I recommend it to everyone with children with delays.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Hands on Learners, May 6, 2007

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Joanne Spaziano "Middle School Math Teacher" (Rhode Island USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teaching Math to People With Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Basic Survival Skills (Topics in Down Syndrome) Book 1 (Bk.1) (Paperback)

I ordered this book to be able to work with a student who has severe brain damage and is not Down's. The activities are ones that would benefit all students, not just special needs. The activity on money and purchasing was really effective in helping my student understand the value of items and how to figure out change.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exhaustive appendix of reproducible teaching, October 10, 2004

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This review is from: Teaching Math to People With Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Basic Survival Skills (Topics in Down Syndrome) Book 1 (Bk.1) (Paperback)

Teaching Math To People With Down Syndrome And Other Hands-On Learners by instructional resources consultant and cognitive disabilities expert DeAnna Horstmeier is Book 1 of the Topics in Down Syndrome series and an emphatically practical guide especially for special education professionals or anyone charged with abstract instruction to cognitively challenged students. Chapters address teaching strategies for basic math survival skills, calculator useage, writing numerals, whole number addition and subtraction, time, shapes and patterns, money, and more fill this superb educator guidebook with emphasis on practical needs. An exhaustive appendix of reproducible teaching and assessment materials rounds out this superb reference, study guide, and manual of tips, tricks, and techniques.