[blindkid] Elementary math question

[Marianne Denning]

That is very unfortunate.  Is there a braillist or para who could be
in the math class with her and help her.  I work one-on-one with many
blind students to explain the concept.  Teachers often teach several
methods of getting to the answer and I usually only teach one or 2.  I
base the method I teach on the student.  The classroom teacher has to
teach several methods because she has so many kids.  I have the luxury
of working one-on-one with the student.  Kids are also learning many
new concepts in fourth and fifth grade so they are very challenging
years.  It is not hard to teach a blind child but it takes one-on-one
instruction at times.  If your TVI doesn't have time look at other
options.  I am glad you are fighting for your child.

On 10/3/13, Brandon and Sarah <lanesims at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks to all of you for your replies on this issues. It is especially
> helpful to have blind adults weigh in and unanimously support the tools
> being used. My questioning of the number line and the hundreds chart
> ultimately has more to do with the presentation of the material than with
> the tool itself. Her gen ed teacher has no experience with nonvisual
> teaching techniques and has 27 sighted kids in the room all going 100
> miles/hour. Our daughter is not exactly a speed demon on a good day. This
> has nothing to do with her blindness, for I remember being the same way as
> a kid! In order to actually truly learn and retain any
> information, she needs time to explore the tactile materials, learn the
> formatting, be able to ask questions as they arise, do a problem, consider
> it, maybe do the same problem again with a different tool to cement the
> concept, then repeat, repeat, repeat. This is what we do at home in
> the evenings and it usually both fun and effective. However, school is a
> different world.
>
> My question about throwing out parts of the curriculum was also a bit broad
> and would understandably open a big ugly can of worms. My real ongoing
> question has more to do with which teaching *methods *are useful and which
> ones should be thrown out. She obviously needs to learn all the material.
>
> I made a home version of the MathView this week and we'll be adding that to
> the toolbox.
>
> We had a change of TVI for the our school district this year, which is
> ultimately a very good development and I think she is good. Right now,
> however, we are all reassessing needs and discovering that some the the
> previously claimed measurements of acheivement and progress weren't exactly
> accurate. It's unpleasant to think about, but is an important part of the
> process of rebooting and catching up.
> Brandon
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053