Math in motion: origami math for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
This article aims to provide an overview of the use of origami in teaching mathematics to deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The author posits that in both the general and special education settings, origami can be very useful for students who are deaf and hard of hearing as many of them need to see and feel to learn and are likely to be concrete learners. Suggestions about how to conduct an origami math lesson for deaf and hard-of-hearing students are included in this article.
Chen
Kaili
K
1 Nanyang Walk, ECSE, National Institute of Education, Singapore 637616. klchen@nie.edu.sg
D003479:Curriculum; D060345:Education of Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*