DEVELOPING SUPPORTING EXERCISES TO IMPROVE EARLY MATH SKILLS FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AGED 5-6 YEARS OLD PREPARING TO ENTER GRADE ONE

DEVELOPING SUPPORTING EXERCISES TO IMPROVE EARLY MATH SKILLS FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AGED 5-6 YEARS OLD PREPARING TO ENTER GRADE ONE

Le Thi Tam tamlt@vnies.edu.vn The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences 52 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Mai Thi Phuong phuong.mt@vnies.edu.vn The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences 52 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Summary: 
Preparing children for the primary first grade is an important task of the early childhood education. Primary school Mathematics is one of the core subjects, which contains many applications in daily life. Meanwhile, children with intellectual disabilities suffer from cognition deficits, so they need to gain basic Math skills to be able to participate effectively in inclusive learning in primary schools. Utilizing supporting exercises is a good strategy to help children with intellectual disabilities to obtain basic Math concepts to enter grade 1 smoothly. Based on an overview of previous studies and practical implementation, the article will present three groups/types of supporting exercises: 1) A group of exercises associated with hand-on material (manipulation skills); 2) A group of exercises associated with visual illustration; and 3) A group of exercises associated with the symbols.
Keywords: 
Supporting exercises
early math skills
students with intellectual disabilities
grade 1 preparation.
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