The Effectiveness of Touch Math Intervention in Teaching Addition Skills to Preschoolers at-Risk for Future Learning Disabilities

The purpose of this study was to explore The Effectiveness of Touch Math in Teaching Addition Skills to Preschoolers at-risk for future learning disabilities The selection of the participants (KG1 children) was based on the marks obtained by all the 138 subjects in a mathematics test. The mean and Standard Deviation (SD) of these scores was calculated. Only those subjects who scored 1 SD below the mean in their math test were selected for the study . 60 subjects were assigned into Control (n= 30 , 21 boys and 9 girls) and Experimental( n= 30 , 23 boys , 7 girls ) group. ANCOVA and Repeated Measures Analyses were employed for data analysis. Results. Findings from this study indicated the effectiveness of the program employed in addition ability in the target children . Discussion. On the basis of the findings, the study supports the idea of Touch Math as a powerful intervention for children.&nbsp