Teaching Algebra Orally?

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1 total messages Started by Lee Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:52

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Author: Lee
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:52

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I would like some expert opinions on the possibility of teaching a
high school student with very low vision Algebra I without using
Braille.  The student has the capacity to learn Braille but has been
reluctant to learn it in the past.  His vision is low enough so that a
CCTV is not useful to him and it is deteriorating.  This student plans
to take Geometry and Algebra II before graduating high school.  He
then plans to attend a 4-year college where he will continue with at
least one or two more math courses.  Would I be helping him be
successful in his later academic career by yielding to his wishes to
present content to him in oral form and accept oral replies for
assigned work and other assessments?  Should I insist that he learn
literary and Nemeth Braille as a prerequisite to functioning in an
Algebra I class.  As I have conducted my own research over the last
two weeks, I have formed definite opinions of my own on this matter.
But I am interested in reading some responses from members of this
group with experience and training in VI services and in mathematics
beyond high school.  Any takers?

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