I transform math instruction in self-contained classrooms so that all students can show progress. I believe that even nonverbal children can count and do math! I have been a special educator for 12 years. I have primarily taught elementary students with moderate to severe needs.
A secret weapon for advancing students beyond matching in math activities
Well, hey Reader,
TL;DR - I’ve got some tips for you for engaging nonverbal students. Also, you can get my resource "Counting for Nonverbal Students" right now to help your students show you what they know!
During my first year as a teacher, I only had one nonverbal student, whom I'll refer to as K. Towards the end of the year, K surprised me by actively participating in our Calendar Time activity. He had been observing the entire year and suddenly approached the Smartboard to fill in the date and day of the week correctly! I was amazed because I had no idea he had been paying attention! Since then, my biggest fear as a teacher has been overlooking a student's abilities.
So, why am I telling you this story? I have developed some resources to help teachers avoid the mistake I made.
- You can take your students beyond matching in your math lessons.
- You can write IEP goals that your students will actually meet.
- You can engage your students in multiple ways: paper and technology.
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Counting for Nonverbal Students includes:
- PDFs of counting mats (1-5, 1-8, 1-10, 1-20!)
- number cards
- counting tokens you can cut out if needed
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Your special education math guide,
Rachel
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