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
Right now I use TABE skills book level E and a number of ESL sites. I usually google the topic to try to find resources for this level
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
Yes, it's "drill, drill, drill" but some students love to be able to go there and get low-stress practice with simple numbers so they can focus on the concept, not the complications that most materials start throwing at them about the third problem...