Discussion Question #1

Define mathematical literacy. Who are students with mathematics difficulties? What are the percentages of those students? Discuss the difficulties and disabilities of mathematics. How can recommended evidence-based instructional routines help these students? Describe factors that contribute to mathematics difficulties. (National Mathematics Advisory Panel, 2008; Geary, 2011; Bryant et al., 2008; Jordan, Glutting, & Ramineni, 2009; Murphy, Mazzocco, Hanich, & Early, 2007; IDEA, 2004; Jordan, Glutting, & Ramineni, 2009; Wiig & Semel, 1984; Hallahan, Lloyd, Kauffman, Weiss, & Martinez, 2005; Coyne et al., 2011; Doabler & Fien, 2013)

Discussion Question #2

Discuss each mathematics topic, answering the following questions. Include difficulties associated, teaching components, and any other key aspects.

• What is early number development, and how is it taught?
• What are arithmetic combinations, and how are they taught?
• What is place value, and how is it taught?
• What is whole-number computation, and how is it taught?
• What are rational numbers and integers, and how are they taught?
• What is algebra, and how is it taught?
• What is problem solving, and how is it taught?