This course provides participants with evidence based instructional methods for teaching arithmetic to students with learning differences and disabilities. Topics include foundational numeracy skills, number sense, computation strategies, and the use of concrete representational-abstract (CRA) approaches.
Participants will learn how to adapt arithmetic instruction to address specific learning challenges such as dyscalculia, working memory deficits, and language-based math difficulties. The course also covers the integration of manipulatives, visual aids, and technology to promote conceptual understanding and mathematical reasoning. Participants will also have an understanding of Dyscalculia and related disorders.
 
Course Lenght: 4 weeks
 
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The course comprises lectures, home assignments, mid term and end of semester assignments.
Students earn 2 credits for SPED 302. spend 6 hours each week on this course in a mixture of faculty led teaching learning (1 hour) and student- directed learning (2 hours) on review or recommended readings and home assignments.