I’m wondering what teachers are using to create math worksheets for high school students with output issues that impact their ability to be successful with traditional math worksheets. For example, they may need to use the computer to write their responses legibly and to help them line up and organize their work.
Are you using the Microsoft Equation Editor? MathType? Math Talk?
Do you have other ideas? Sometimes just enlarging the work space is not enough. Sometimes students can’t read their own writing and make transposition or legibility mistakes.
response to nlharvey
What exactly are the issues for your son in math and how are they manifested? What are the teachers currently doing for him? What do you see as the major issues?
Give me some more information and I may be able to suggest something more specific.
Re: Dysgraphia's Effects on Math Output success
There is a Don Johnston math program that would be good for young dysgraphic kids: Access to Math (grades 1-5). I think this program would be good for kids with visual discrim issues as the pages are very nice and clean. (Not so good for an actual math disability— I don’t think it really addresses that.) See: www.donjohnston.com (program is mac only though).
I don’t see why the kid has to use WRITING! What about the following:
large grid paper to set up problems and then use of no. stamps; no. stickers; or for practice things like tiles, magnetic nos, etc. BTW,
Handwriting without Tears in the printing section has a section on nos. That might be useful as well (http://www.hwtears.com)
Of course there are some kids with math disabilities with dysgraphia, these won’t solve the math disability, but might help the communication part.
—des
My son is 11 and going into 6th grade next year. His borderline ADD and has major dysgraphia. I am trying to find resources to help put bigger spaces in between each problem to help keep him from “flooding out”, but I can’t seem to find anything. I noticed on your posting 3 different programs, do they really work? My son’s only weak subject is math, but I am having a real difficult time finding how to help him since writting everything down is such torchure for him. If anyone has any suggestions, I would be so greatful. Thanks