Questions tagged [special-needs-education]
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Mental Health in Mathematics
I am not sure if my question is relative to this meta but I still want to put forth my thoughts and concerns and questions because I think its not just me but others too who have similar issues.
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To what degree can the legally blind, with computer induced medical problems, study statistics?
My son graduates from secondary school in 2022. But he shall attend university in Australia or UK — where you must apply for ONE major — not liberal arts in the USA. He wants to pick BSc Math with ...
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Geogebra for Blind People
I work in the University with students in a situation of disability, specifically, teaching them math and related things. I have a few students that are very visually impaired; they work with JAWS or ...
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Tutoring a recalcitrant/awkward/exasperating student---special needs?
As part of my duties at a GTA, I spend several hours per week in our department's drop-in tutoring center. The center is open to all students enrolled in 100- and 200-level math courses, with the ...
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What are some strategies to remedy and accommodate dysgraphia?
I have a few students that have difficulties writing. To generalize, these students have nearly illegible handwriting, they take a very long time to write, they become anxious or fatigued when writing ...
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How do you learn math as a person who has no sense of touch and sight?
How do you learn math as a person who has no sense of touch and sight? The only sense they can use is hearing, besides smell and taste, which I can't see being applicable in math.
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Teaching algebra to visually impaired or blind students
I am currently writing an independent project investigating the teaching and learning of algebra for students with a visual impairment. I am struggling to find literature specifically about teaching ...
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How can I be more prolific as a maths teacher with my visual handicap?
I have a chronic visual handicap and am in need of adequate level of accessibility support while learning and teaching mathematics from and to the visually challenged as well as the sighted.
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What accessibility is available to the blind and visually impaired students and teachers of mathematics?
I have a chronic visual handicap and am in need of adequate level of accessibility support while learning and teaching mathematics from and to the visually challenged as well as the sighted.
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3-D printing of formulas encoded in LaTex for the visually impaired?
There is software available on the Net for 3-D printing of math expressions encoded in LaTex. What such technology is available off-the-shelf for the visually impaired to learn mathematics? And, ...
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How do blind people learn mathematics?
I am interested in how blind people learn mathematics at any level, but particularly before college. Math is often taught using a lot of visualization; how does this work with blind people?
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The impact of dyslexia on learning mathematics, and available resources
I have always loved the beauty of mathematics and physics. However I'm severely dyslexic and find it hard to keep numbers in my head, any more than 4 numbers at a time and they melt together and lose ...
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Is there any math text reader device to help children who cannot see?
I don't teach school math but as a part of my voluntary activities in some NGOs, sometimes I am in this special situation.
When I was in a school for special children who cannot see I came across a ...
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