A Second-Language Approach to Mathematics Skills: Applications for Limited-English Proficient Students with Learning Disabilities
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Learning Disability Quarterly
- Vol. 6 (4) , 489-495
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1510536
Abstract
Learning disabled limited-English proficient (LEP) students' specific needs in learning the language of mathematics have not yet been clearly defined. Based on our knowledge about mathematics and learning disabled students, language comprehension, knowledge of syntax and vocabulary, and understanding of relational terms as they apply to mathematics appear to represent the areas which researchers and teachers must focus on when dealing with LEP students. A diagnostic/prescriptive approach to teaching mathematics with specific emphasis on needed language skills will be presented in this article.Keywords
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