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  • Multiplication by 2-Digit Factor – Scaffolded and Color-Coded

    Multiplication by 2-Digit Factor – Scaffolded and Color-Coded

    This post details a scaffolded approach for multiplying multi-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers. It was originally created for a student with ADHD who understood how to do the multiplication but would rush and repeatedly made simple mistakes. It is useful for all students. This grid and color-coding strategy was used as a means of slowing…

  • Workshops on Math IEP Objectives and Data Collection, and Instruction for LD, ADHD, ASD

    Announcing 2 workshops for educators working with students with special needs on math. These are designed to be hands on, with immediately implementation and can be delivered to schoolwide or district wide audiences. Identifying, writing, and monitoring progress for IEP math objectives that will support the entire year of math and that will allow all…

  • Information Processing Analogy – Big Picture

    Effective instruction is effective because it addresses the key elements of how the brain processes information. I share an analogy to help adults (parents and educators) fully appreciate this. Information Processing Model Below is a model of information processing first introduced to me in a master’s course at UCONN. Here is a summary of what…

  • Long Term Effects of Disabilities

    Often we view disabilities in the context of the individual as a student, or a child or adolescent. The long term effects may be had to understand or extrapolate based on what we see at the younger ages. There was teacher candidate whom I trained who had ADHD and struggled in the program in which…

  • Multiplying and Carrying a Tens Digit

    Carrying the TENS digit in a multiplication problem is a sticking point for many students. To address this, I use a task analysis approach to zero in on the step of identifying the product for the ONES as a prelude to carrying. In the example below, 5 and 4 are in the ONES place and…

  • Twice Exceptional and Neurodiversity

    Twice Exceptional and Neurodiversity

    In his 1992 trip to Australia, President HW Bush gave the backwards V for victory sign. That happens to be the middle finger in Australia. This story parallels what we encounter in special education. Several people may encounter the same idea, image, curriculum objective, lesson etc. but have a totally different perspective (see photo below).…

  • Performance vs Ability

    Performance vs Ability

    In the effort to assess student ability performance factors are likely present. It is incumbent upon the educators to mitigate the performance issues to assess true ability. For example, I conducted an evaluation on a student in middle school who has ADHD. All of her testing records indicated that she would lose focus during the…

  • People With ADHD Have Different Brains

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/adhd-brain-disorder-study_us_58af2326e4b060480e05c139?uocaq5gz6rzond0a4i

  • List of Performance Points

    List of Performance Points

      Painting the letters on the ground is a performance point for the person responsible for this task. The task was discussed at some other time and location. Performance points, as explained in another post, are the situations or locations or times that a person has to perform a task. For students with special needs…

  • ADHD is a Self-regulation Disorder

    Link to a handout presenting an overview ADHD. This handout will be used as part of a webinar to be recorded and posted on this site soon. Below is a video by Dr. Russell Barkley on ADHD as a failure to self-regulate disorder.