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The methodology followed by the teacher in teaching mathematics has a direct bearing on the learning of the child. Provision of ...

Adaptation of the Mathematics Text Material In the process of providing substantial learning experience to children with visual ...

After each exercise in improving the mental calculations, it is necessary for the child to verify his answer either with the use ...

child. This helps the child to revise especially during the examination time. Though a complete mathematics lesson cannot be rec ...

IMPROVISATION OF TEACHING AIDS IN MATHEMATICS Teaching aids are of many types. There are sophisticated aids, teacher-made aids a ...

Need for Improvisation Improvisation is important for various reasons. Firstly, procuring sophisticated teaching aids demands re ...

Teachers of visually impaired children with the guidance of experts in the subject (if needed) can adapt such teaching aids for ...

The main purpose of the three dimensional aids is to make the children understand the two- dimensional interpretations of them a ...

activities which can be made more meaningful for the visually impaired child by a creative teacher. The second type of construct ...

MATHEMATICS IN INTEGRATED CLASSROOMS The need for learning mathematics differs to some extent between residential schools and in ...

impairment children face difficulties in the rest of the processes, viz., the arrival of results and interpretation. Every mathe ...

later than standard VI could be taught mathematics in spite of the child’s deficiency if any in mathematics in his previous clas ...

in the class would be meaningful to the visually impaired child. When sighted children solve problems of the exercises, let him ...

Section 2 Use of Abacus ...

ABACUS - GENERAL CONCEPTS a) Abacus Abacus is a device used by visually impaired children for doing basic mathematical calculati ...

c) Clearing The process of moving a bead away from the separation bar either towards the top of the upper abacus or the bottom o ...

Ability to formulate and solve problems in subtraction. Ability to formulate and solve problems in multiplication. Ability to f ...

PRE-REQUISITE SKILLS FOR THE EFFICIENT LEARNING OF ABACUS Abacus should be introduced as early as possible in schools. However, ...

ABACUS - ADDITION I. GENERAL RULES : a) Finger position is very important in operating the abacus. The fingers should not ‘butte ...

we start with units column and proceed to the higher ones. In the abacus, we start with the highest digit column. In the above e ...