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Providing Accessible Math for DeafBlind Students�

Queens College – KH 325 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Queens, NY 11367

nydeafblind@gmail.com 718-997-4854 www.nydeafblind.org

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (CFDA 84.326T)

2018-2023

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Amanda Crayton, MSEd – DeafBlind Specialist

New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative

amanda.crayton@qc.cuny.edu

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What are your own feelings toward math?

  1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
  2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
  3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
  4. Model with mathematics
  5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
  6. Attend to precision.
  7. Look for and make use of structure.
  8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

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NYS Common Core Math Standards

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1: Clap

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2: Stomp feet

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3: Wiggle

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4-6: Do two or more actions (#1-3) that = the number!

Math Warm-up!

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Plan Ahead & Provide a Suitable Workspace

  • Vocabulary
  • Light, color, texture, layout
  • Tools, manipulatives, interaction space

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Multi-Sensory Instruction

  • Sensory Learning Channels
  • Motivation
  • Processing time

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Concept Development

Direct

Secondary

Incidental

Direct

Secondary

Incidental

Sighted-Hearing Children

DeafBlind Children

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�Examples of Concept Development

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Teach Step-by-Step

PARTS-TO-WHOLE

UNDERLYING CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

NEW VOCABULARY

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

PROCESSING TIME

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Number Sense

  • Number lines
  • The Math Mind
  • Tagging

Photos from M.Tiejen

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Geometric Sense

Instruction on how to read 2D picture or tactile representations

Must include hands-on experience with 3D!

Photos from M.Tiejen

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Relevance & Fun

  • STEAM Projects
  • Themes
  • Functional Routines
  • Project-based Learning
  • Games

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Math Challenge!

Collect 3 nearby items...

Who can make the tallest structure with their items?

What things do we need to think about to build a tall structure?

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“Productive Struggle”

Math is not a fast subject

  • problem-solving
  • thinking strategically
  • communication skills
  • using tools
  • understanding structure & pattern

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Project Director

Susanne Morgan Morrow – susanne.morrow@qc.cuny.edu

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Project Coordinator

Chris Russell – christopher.russell@qc.cuny.edu

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Family Engagement & Outreach Coordinators

Suzanne Chen – suzanne.chen@qc.cuny.edu

Nanci Bentley – nanci.bentley@qc.cuny.edu

Erin Codd – erin.codd@qc.cuny.edu

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DeafBlind Specialists

Amanda Crayton – amanda.crayton@qc.cuny.edu

Rhonda Voight-Campbell – rhonda.voightcampbell@qc.cuny.edu

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Project Assistant

Lisa Tsang lisa.tsang@qc.cuny.edu

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NYDBC Website

www.nydeafblind.org

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NYDBC Email

nydeafblind@gmail.com

The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (H326T130007). However, this content does not necessarily represent the policy of Queen’s College nor the US Department of Education and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer, Susan Weigert

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