A teacher describes her experiences using "mathematics across the curriculum" problem solving activities with 12- and 13-year-old students with moderate to severe learning difficulties. She concludes that the experience of real problem solving is an approach that has great potential for use with special need students. (PK)

Guidelines concerning the development, supervision, and implementation of seventh and eighth grade mathematics curricula are presented in this document. Section one gives a brief overview of the grades K through six curriculum, providing terminal objectives for grade six. Section two describes traditional tasks in the curriculum for grades seven…

This curriculum bulletin contains materials for students in grades 7, 8, and 9 who have learning difficulties. The first chapter discusses characteristics and needs of these students. Teaching procedures are briefly discussed in the second chapter. A suggested outline of content is followed by worksheets or study guides for approximately 35 topics…

This book is a professional resource for both regular classroom and special education teachers who work with students with disabilities in mathematics or students who are gifted or talented in mathematics. Included are 21 chapters, each written by specialists in different aspects of working with students with special needs. The book is divided…

Presented are an overview booklet, a project selection guide, and six Project Information Packages (PIPs) for six exemplary projects serving underachieving students in grades k through 9. The overview booklet outlines the PIP projects and includes a chart of major project features. A project selection guide reviews the PIP history, PIP contents,…

This booklet is a collection of 133 field-tested learning activities produced at the Teacher Interactive Learning Center for teacher use with elementary students. No sequence has been attempted in this collection, although the activities are classified by content area as follows: communication arts activities, mathematics activities, and learning…

Presented is the pre-kindergarten prescriptive teaching program for learning disabled children including inventories and six instructional components: language arts, mathematics, science, health, motor skill development, and social experiences. Components consist of sequenced skills (identified as essential by kindergarten and first grade…

Presented are 12 papers from a conference on the issues of secondary learning disability. Following an introduction are the texts of discussions from the conference's four sections covering an overview of the central issues, definition and identification, learner characteristics, educational priorities and objectives, remedial strategies, model…