Affiliation:
1. Harry N. Chandler is currently a resource room teacher and Special Education Department head at the Senior High School in McMinnville, Oregon. Following graduate work at Stanford he spent many years as an educator/therapist with the Devereux Foundation. He received his MEd in special education from the University of Oregon, where he was granted a teaching fellowship in learning disabilities and was a consultant with the Northwest Special Education Learning Resources System. Requests for reprints should...
Abstract
The federal rules for evaluating specific learning disabilities include a "significant discrepancy" in mathematical calculation as one descriptor. Mathematics is a critical basic skill much neglected by researchers. A survey of articles regarding teaching mathematics to the handicapped found the conclusions to be reflections of the educational theory held by each writer. Confronted by conflicting, impractical, or worthless "expert" opinion, classroom teachers must rely on an eclectic and pragmatic approach.
Subject
General Health Professions,Education,Health (social science)
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