Home

Services

Math and Instruction

About

asperger’s

  • Wicked Cool Simulation Site

    I used this site, Explorelearning, with a 7th grader with Aspergers who tested at a 1st grade math and reading level. We used the Photo Synthesis Lab (screen shot below) to gather experimental data on the hypothesis “what helps flowers grow?” He won at the school level and went on to district competition. (As of…

  • Color Coding the Coordinate Plane

    I had a 7th grader who could not plot points. He has asperger’s and tested at a 1st grade level in math. Color coding the coordinate plane worked well for him. As I have written previously color coding is an effective method to break a concept into smaller parts. Finding 5 on the yellow line is…

  • Homework as a Challenge Part 1

    In another post  I describe a former 7th grade student of mine who was classified as having asperger’s and tested at a 1st grade or kindergarten math and reading level. He was not doing his homework. His science teacher explained that he was prompting the student to copy the homework. The student’s guardian explained that she…

  • Manchester CC Survey about Student Struggles

    Manchester Community College (CT) surveyed their students and asked for reasons why students struggle in their classes. The number two most common response was that students didn’t know how to study effectively. If the students in the general population struggle with this imagine students with special needs. As I’ve posted elsewhere on this blog, students with…

  • Sudoku Scaffolded

    I wrote in another post about a 7th grader with asperger’s who tested in math at a 1st grade or kindergarten level. I used scaffolding to show him how to do Sudoku puzzles. On the left is a simple version with one digit missing from the box. In the middle is a little more complicated…

  • Science Fair Project

    I once had a 7th grade student with asperger’s who tested at a 1st grade or kindergarten reading and math level. I helped guide him through his science fair project. I asked him what he was interested in. He replied “growing flowers.” I asked what helps make flowers grow. He responded with water and sunlight.…