ERIC Number: EJ906277
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 10
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Effects of the "TOUCHMATH" Program Compared to a Number Line Strategy to Teach Addition Facts to Middle School Students with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities
Fletcher, Dale; Boon, Richard T.; Cihak, David F.
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v45 n3 p449-458 Sep 2010
The purpose of this study was to systematically replicate and extend previous studies of the TOUCHMATH program, a multi-sensory mathematics program (Bullock, Pierce, & McClellan, 1989). Three middle school students with moderate and multiple disabilities (e.g., autism and moderate intellectual disabilities) participated. Students were taught how to solve single-digit mathematics problems using TOUCHMATH and a number line. An alternating-treatments design across participants (Barlow & Hersen, 1984) was utilized to evaluate and compare the effects of both strategies. Results indicated that the TOUCHMATH strategy was more effective and efficient in teaching students' single-digit addition problems compared to the use of the number line. Limitations of the study, implications for practice for classroom teachers, and suggestions for future research are discussed. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Moderate Mental Retardation, Mathematics Instruction, Multiple Disabilities, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Autism, Manipulative Materials, Tactual Perception, Sensory Experience
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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