ED:Burkina Math Literacy Project/Research

From The Collaboratory

Research about the Disabled

• Students with visual impairments take longer to learn math because they cannot make the connections necessary for learning numbers.

• These students do not have the motor skills that playing with certain toys involves, so it takes them longer to learn concepts like distance and time.

• Learning to write their numbers neatly and aligned properly for a later operation is often difficult.

• It is important for teachers to assess the understanding of the curriculum because they have the most experience with the individual students and their particular disability.

• It is helpful if the teacher relates learning to what the students’ future goals will be.

• Teachers need to make a point to teach one-to-one correspondence to visually impaired students.

• Use simple, consistent language

• In general, audio recordings are better than jumbo Braille.

from Educating Students Who Have Visual Impairments with Other Disabilities pgs. 257, 170, 164, 176-178

Further Information about persons who are visually impaired

Cultural Research

Our book is about an African frog and it includes several others animals that live in Burkina Faso. In our early research, we looked for lists of animals of this culture, as well as foods in the culture.

• Animals

Chimpanzee

Cheetah

Wild Dog

African Elephant

Dorcas Gazelle

Lion

Red-fronted Gazelle

Spotted-necked Otter

Hippopotamus

Antelope

http://www.animalinfo.org/country/burk_fas.htm

http://www.Encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569771_1/Burkina_Faso.html

• Fruits & Vegetables

Maize

Mango

Potatoes

Yams

Eggplant

Tomatoes

Onions

http://www.massgeneral.org/interpreters/b_bf.asp

http://www.fmfoods.co.uk/tw/partner_cds.htm

Reviews of Other Literature

Teaching Mathematics
Children's Books that emphasize math concepts