Effective Mathematics Strategies for Pre-School Children with Autism

Authors

Angie Su, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Leanne Lai, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Herminia Janet Rivera, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2012

Keywords

education research, mathematics education, preschool children, autistic children, teaching methods, interpersonal relations

Publication Title

Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom

ISSN

1326-0286

Volume

17

Issue/No.

2

Abstract

The article discusses a study on the strategies for teaching mathematics to pre-school students with autism in Australia. The study exposes students to the Project Math Is Not Difficult (MIND) strategies, and indicates that students with high-functioning autism showed an increase in knowledge of mathematical concepts. It suggests starting with the everyday relationships, objects and terminology that students know because they learn quickly to play and work with each other.

NSUWorks Citation

Su, Angie; Lai, Leanne; and Rivera, Herminia Janet, "Effective Mathematics Strategies for Pre-School Children with Autism" (2012). Faculty Articles. 273.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_facarticles/273