Building Foundational Mathematics Skills in Inclusive Settings

Effective programming, instruction, and collaboration are key components to successfully including students with moderate and severe disabilities, and students with ASD, in inclusive mathematics settings. This presentation will discuss strategies for developing and implementing programs in inclusive mathematics settings using examples from a case study of fully included individual with ASD, and a study with students with moderate intellectual disability and peer tutors. After this session, participants will (a) discuss evidence-based practices for teaching mathematics to students with moderate and severe disabilities, (b) provide examples of methods of adaptations and strategies for embedding trials within the general education setting, (c) examine one process used for collaborating, designing, and implementing a mathematics program in a general education setting, and (d) examine the use of peer tutors in implementing programs