title: A life skills approach to mathematics instruction: preparing students with learning disabilities for the real-life math demands of adulthood.
abstract: Current mathematics instruction does not address the day-to-day needs of many students with learning disabilities. Although the vast majority of students with learning disabilities are not college bound, much of mathematics instruction provides college preparation. Too often, classes in mathematics ignore the skills needed in home and community and on the job. The present article examines the ways in which general mathematics instruction, focused on daily living skills, can easily be integrated into the classrooms of students with learning disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Education Services, University of New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cronin
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Koppel
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003479:Curriculum; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D011340:Problem Solving