SPED: Math

This course provides an overview and application of best practices in teaching mathematics for students with mild/moderate disabilities in Kindergarten to 12th grade settings. Effective instructional practices using developmental approaches, communication strategies, and formative assessment methods will be introduced. Candidates will learn to diagnose student misconceptions, mistakes, and errors and then effectively remediate student thinking and processes. The fundamental core of effective teaching of mathematics combines an understanding of how students learn, how to promote the learning through problem solving and how to plan for and assess on a daily basis.