MULTISENSORY MATHEMATICS I

Blended 30 hour course - offered online and onsite

2 days - TBD- Winnipeg or online offering

12 hours - on-demand & online

1 day - TBD - blended - Winnipeg/online and live-stream

Based on the Orton-Gillingham philosophy of teaching, Multisensory Mathematics I applies the research-based Concrete-Representation-Abstract (CRA) approach to teaching mathematics as advocated by the National Math Panel and the NCTM. Participants learn to apply this methodology in guiding students from foundation skills and numeracy to place value, operations, fractions and decimals. Participants learn to use manipulatives effectively to reinforce concepts, aid memory and enhance performance for all students. Strategies for helping students learn and retrieve math facts are stressed as well as structured procedures for computational accuracy. This approach is especially effective with students who learn differently, inclusion classes and EAL learners. The approach is effective for initial instruction as well as remedial work at all levels and is compatible with all curricula and programs.

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Please take part in Ms Zecher's Multisensory Math: The Perfect Storm - When Reading and Math Meet through the International Dyslexia Association online training: Reading, Literacy & Learning Virtual Conference

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Registration Fee: $900 (30 hour training course)

Registration deadline: 1 month prior to event date

(Possible discount may apply for groups of more than 3 from one school. Please contact for more information)

*limited seating*

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The Reading and Learning Clinic of Manitoba

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Specific Course Outcomes Include:

Participants relate instructional methodology to current research in mathematics
Participants utilize concrete-representational-abstract approach in teaching concepts and procedures.
Participants identify common learning characteristics of students with math deficits and utilize an appropriate diagnostic prescriptive approach to instruction
Participants select appropriate manipulatives to use in instruction of fractions, decimals, Algebra concepts and operations and Geometry.
Participants create effective multisensory lesson plans to introduce or reinforce math concepts and procedures.
Participants demonstrate appropriate language strategies for addressing the needs of diverse learners.
Participants analyze basic concepts and applications associated with a variety of operations and link appropriate language and instructional strategies to illustrate the underlying conceptual basis of those operations.
Participants apply specific Multi-sensory strategies to processing difficulties in complex math applications. These include: coding, structured procedures, pattern recognition, summarizing, simultaneous multisensory processing and graphic organizers.

OPPORTUNITY for Teaching Level Practitioner in Multisensory Math: Level 1

Multisensory Math Practitioner is designed for educational professionals working with students in the classroom as well as those who work with students in small groups or one-to-one.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

Must be completed prior to entering supervision practicum.

■ Complete in-class assignments during the coursework

■ Project- Lesson Plan & Materials

■ Video of new introduction demonstrating the CRA Instructional Sequence - 10 minutes

■ Reading Summaries - Readings will be available one week prior to class and recommended reading prior to day one.

About Marilyn Zecher:

Teacher, Nationally Certified Academic Language Therapist specializing in the application of O-G Multisensory Strategies for teaching Math, Study Skills, Reading & Language, Spanish and Content Area Subjects.

Ms. Zecher is a former classroom and demonstration teacher in an Orton-Gillingham based public school program. She holds a BA in education and a BA and MA in English.

In 2004, Ms. Zecher received her certification as an Academic Therapist specializing in multisensory mathematics and study skills.

She helped to develop ASDEC’s Multisensory Mathematics program that apply Orton-Gillingham instructional techniques to the teaching on mathematics.

Ms. Zecher is a presenter at IDA and LDA and the National Teachers of Mathematics national and regional conferences.

She has trained both public and private school teachers as well as academic therapists in multisensory mathematics instructional techniques, handwriting, multisensory study skills and educational strategies for the gifted and talented dyslexic student.

Marilyn Zecher, M.A., CALT, Academic Language Therapist, Instructor Multisensory Math I & II, The Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center

There is math. Then there is the word problem “problem.” Applying mathematics to real-life situations or problem solving is a challenge for students with language-based and related learning challenges due to their issues with decoding, prosody, memory, sequencing, and comprehension. This presentation offers evidence-based strategies to help students see the meaning behind the math. Educators learn to create incremental models to help students with disabilities reason mathematically and develop meta-cognitive strategies for problem solving.