A Second-Language Approach to Mathematics Skills: Applications for Limited-English Proficient Students with Learning Disabilities.

Cuevas, Gilberto J.; Beech, Martha C.

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Publication Date: 1983

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A Second-Language Approach to Mathematics Skills: Applications for Limited-English Proficient Students with Learning Disabilities.

Cuevas, Gilberto J.; Beech, Martha C.

Learning Disability Quarterly, v6 n4 p489-95 Fall 1983

The article proposes that mathematics instruction with limited English proficient learning disabled students requires special instruction in language comprehension, knowledge of syntax and vocabulary, and understanding of relational terms as they apply to mathematics. A diagnostic prescriptive approach is advocated. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Learning Disabilities, Limited English Speaking, Mathematical Vocabulary, Mathematics

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Cultural Pluralism.