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Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK-3 Tina Herzberg University of South Carolina Upstate Susan Osterhaus Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired TAER Conference March 31, 2017 Corpus Christi, Texas

Learning Objectives Participants will be able to reinforce math concepts while teaching Nemeth Code to students in grades PK-3 by: 1 Ø Using games Ø Using manipulatives Ø Using materials available at no cost Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Examples of Making Connections to Math Concepts in Pre-K and Kindergarten 2 Ø Counting Ø Reading and writing numerals Ø “Before" and "after“ Ø Numerical order Ø Circle and rectangle Ø Counting to answer “how many” Ø Tally marks Ø Concept of “ 0” Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

More Examples of Making Connections to Math Concepts in Pre-K and Kindergarten 3 Ø Patterns that incorporate the general omission symbol Ø “One more” and “one less” Ø Represent numbers with concrete materials, including base ten blocks or Digi-Blocks Ø Mathematical comma for lists Ø Numbering of math problems Ø Place Value Chart and Hundreds Chart Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Even More Examples of Making Connections to Math Concepts in Pre-K and Kindergarten 4 Ø Count aloud to 100 Ø Skip count by 10 s beginning with 10 Ø Skip count by 10 s beginning with different numbers Ø Solving addition word problems and adding within 10 Ø Equals sign and reading/writing grade level equations including addition and/or omission symbol on either side Ø Five-frame and Ten-frame Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Examples of Games 5 Ø BANG Ø Matching Ø Number Search Ø FEED THE MONSTER Ø How Many Buttons? Ø BINGO Ø Guess My Special Number Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Let’s Look at Some Games 6 Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Examples of Using Manipulatives Ø Explore Braille Math Blocks Ø Count, add, and subtract using manipulatives Ø Create a counting book from 1 to 10 by using objects that can be easily counted Ø Use Base ten blocks and Digi-Blocks Ø Build a Hundreds Chart Ø Build and compare 3 -D shapes with the Manipulatives from the APH Math Builders Unit 6* *actually for 4 th grade 7 Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Let’s Look at Some Manipulatives 8 Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Examples of Materials Available at No Cost 9 Ø Incorporate music into the review of counting. Ø Make a number train, a craft foam train, a shoebox train and/or an edible train Ø Use ½ dozen muffin tins and tennis balls to build numbers in Nemeth Ø Make flash cards for all the Nemeth symbols and for practicing various math concepts Ø Create Five- and Ten-Frames Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Let’s Look at Some Materials Available at No Cost

What is coming soon… 11 Ø Many of these strategies and games are part of a new Nemeth curriculum that we are developing for Pearson, along with our colleague, Sara Larkin from Iowa. Ø We would like to tell you a little bit about this curriculum. Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Background Ø Needed a comprehensive Nemeth curriculum for students Ø Wanted to make it fun for students, parents, and teachers Ø Wanted it to be easy to use and accessible for all, regardless of background and previous experience with Nemeth code Ø Wanted to introduce math concepts that go along with the Nemeth symbols being taught Ø Sought input from students, teachers, and parents and continue to do so 12 Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Overview Ø Grade level specific Ø Aligned with the Common Core State Standards Ø Early grade levels follow a scripted curriculum Ø 13 Ø Incorporates fun facts about transportation Ø Other ECC skills addressed Higher grade levels use a searchable database Ø Numerous examples Ø Based on input from students Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Intentional Underlying Strategies 14 Ø Progression of skills without making assumptions Ø Reading and writing within mathematical content Ø Integration of earlier content in later content so there is built in review Ø Building tactile skills along the way Ø Inclusion of lots of activities and games to make learning Nemeth code fun and engaging Ø Opportunities to generalize skills Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017

Use With Other Products Ø Nemeth at a Glance in a later session Ø APH Products that support math instruction Ø Online APH Nemeth Tutorial Ø The Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation, 1972 Revision and updates Ø Child’s math textbook Ø Standardized released tests 15 Reinforcing Math Concepts While Teaching Nemeth Code to Students in Grades PK – 3, March 31, 2017