October 14, 2009, 6-8 p.m., Brookline Main Library, Hunneman Hall                        Presenter  Christopher L. Woodin, Ed.M., Mathematics Dept. Chair, Landmark School

Specific cognitive deficits  have specific impacts on a student’s
ability to learn math efficiently given traditional instructional
methods.  These impediments will be discussed, and  multimodal
techniques for teaching the fundamental operations of arithmetic to
students with various strengths and weaknesses will be presented.  
Methods to insure correct rehearsal and recall of basic facts, the
development of cardinality, remediation of numeral and number reversals,
and multidigit whole number operations will be demonstrated.  Gross
motor, kinesthetic activities and visual processing will also be used to
teach standard multidigit multiplication and division algorithms, as
well as some cursory skills involving fractions.