Teaching math to nonreaders and low level readers

I teach basic math to students with a graded 0-3 math level,  Unfortunately many students have reading levels that correspond with their math levels.  What resources have you found helpful in teaching these students.  Many of the resources that I have encountered either have either to high a reading level or are too "kiddish" for adults.

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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpZYuoduwBZ_6a8pDiqAb_oBj4PFCQXbs   I have their book on teaching arithmetic... it's structured, multisensory and not "kiddish" tho' the videos tend to be of young students.   

Susan,

Thank you for responding to this discussion.  I know you and many others in this community can relate to this type of issue in the classroom.

Brooke

Miss Christine,

Thank you for your question.  I can only imagine how difficult it is to find materials in math for low-level readers that isn't childish.  We utilize the Empower Curriculum for our learners but I am not sure of the reading level.  Here is a link to the website were there are some free lessons for you to look at:  http://empower.terc.edu/  

Also, I am fairly certain that others in this community deal with this issue.  Please feel free to help a fellow colleague out with the curriculum or instructional tools you use in your low-literacy math classroom.

Thank-you,
Brooke

I 'second' the EMPower idea.  I have used it with a class that had a lot of 1st grade level-equivalent math students, though their reading was usually 4th or 5th equivalent.  I didn't expect independent practice on everything labeled as such with these students and I read some of it to them.  It is slow going and I did a lot of supplementing.  Worth it to build the conceptual foundation.

Try this wonderful website:  http://www.math-drills.com/   Choose the math content on the right column and print.  There is very little English and tons of pages to practice each skill.  Additionally, I have re-worded some word problems for percents, and they work well for ESL and low level readers.  Feel free to email me and I will send you the worksheets.

Amy Frankowski

Corrections Education