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Language and Technology: Partners in Helping Students with Disabilities Develop Numeracy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Brian A. Bottge
Brian A. Bottge*
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: Brian A. Bottge, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison432 North Murray Street, Room 431, Madison, Wl 53706. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Improving the mathematics skills of students with disabilities has long challenged both teachers and researchers. Not surprisingly, the research in this area has focused primarily on identifying and teaching students strategies for unlocking the meaning of text-based problems because most instructional materials and assessments define problem solving this way. However, text-based problems rarely generate the academic, attitudinal, and emotional responses in low-achieving students that problems in everyday life do. This paper describes how Enhanced Anchored Instruction (EAI) uses video-based math problems to promote the development of math skills in low-achieving adolescents.

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Research Article
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 26 , Issue 1-2 , 2002 , pp. 3 - 15
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Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 2002

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