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New Book for Teachers and Parents |
Alternative Math Techniques: When Nothing Else Seems to Work
By Richard Cooper, Ph.D.
Published by Sopris West Educational Services, Longmont, Colorado
This 128 page book details techniques for teaching math to children who learn differently or those who have weak math skills. It comes with a CD that contains 194 of reproducible assignment pages providing practice of each of the techniques described in the book.
Available from Learning disAbilities Resources or from Sopris West Educational Services
Cost $39.95 plus $3.00 for shipping and handling
You can purchase the book by calling 1-800-869-8336. If you get the answering machine, we will call you back as soon as possible (it may be the next day because of the time of the day). We can take you credit card information (Visa or Master Card) over the phone and ship the book the same or the next day.
We also accept purchase orders. They can be faxed to 610-446-6129 or mailed to LDR, 6 E. Eagle Rd., Havertown, PA 19083.
In-Service Training
Dr. Richard Cooper is available to conduct in-service trainings on Alternative Math Techniques for elementary and secondary teachers. He can customize training to fit the time period from one hour to 15 hours. Short sessions (1 to 3 hours) provides an overview of Alternative Math Techniques, while longer sessions provide teachers with the opportunity to learn and practice the techniques for helping students with weak math skills. To discuss scheduling, costs and training session content, please contact Dr. Cooper at the number listed above.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting at the Roots of Math Problems
Symptoms of Math Problems
Roots of Math Problems
A Postscript About Labels
Chapter 2 Remediations, Adaptations and Accommodations
Auditory Perception and Processing
Handwriting
Memory
Organization
Racing Mind
Reading
Right/Left Discrimination
Sequencing
Visual Perception and Processing
Using Calculators
Chapter 3 Helping Students Learn Number Facts
The Hierarchy of Number Fact Skills
Helping Students Move Up the Hierarchy
Chapter 4 Teaching Basic Concepts
Counting
Estimating
Math Language
Measuring
Money
Odd and Even Numbers
Place Values and Large Numbers
Rounding
Symbols (Mathematical)
Telling Time
Word Problems
Chapter 5 Teaching Addition
Number Patterns
Numbers in Numbers
Addition Patterns
Number Key Patterns
More Number Fact Patterns
Reinforcing Number Facts
Adding Columns of Numbers
Addressing Problems with Carrying
Chapter 6 Teaching Subtraction
Reverse Addition
Subtraction Patterns
Subtracting by Adding
Subtracting from the Borrowed 10
Eliminating Borrowing
Subtracting Without Borrowing
Breaking Apart Multidigit Numbers
Chapter 7 Teaching Multiplication
Multiplication as Shortcut
Mnemonic Clues for Multiplying
Number Patterns
Counting
Multiple-Step Operations
Chapter 8 Teaching Division
Chapter 9 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages