Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iALEwh114961; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:58:43 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:58:43 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <70C274BE-3BCD-11D9-B619-00039381D39E@comcast.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: David Rosen <djrosen@comcast.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1187] Re: Long division --HELP!!!! X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.553) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 976 Lines: 24 Hello Michele, One aspect of your question we have not discussed is the possibility of discalculia. this is not an area I know much about, but here is reference which may be of use. http://www.dyscalculia.org/ David J. Rosen djrosen@comcast.net On Sunday, November 14, 2004, at 09:26 PM, Michele Craig (shellcraig@ix.netcom.com) wrote: > I need some ideas for teaching long division to ABE students who > probably have learning disabilities. At the moment, I have two in my > classroom who are really not getting it. We have tried math blocks (to > show how it works visually), I have tried having them use graph paper > for the problems. They do it fine one day and then come in the next > day and can't remember the process again. Since I have been > encountering this problem over and over again with various students, I > need some tools. I remember I saw a kinesthetic way to teach long > division at a Montessori school. Does anyone have any ideas?
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