Activity
Nemeth and Graphic Interpretation for Division
This lesson plan assists students who are blind or visually impaired in understanding using Nemeth code.
- Find quotients of whole numbers with 4-digit dividends and 2-digit divisors using multiple strategies.
- Students who are blind or visually impaired and using Nemeth code for math may be unfamiliar with formatting and may not understand various strategies, such as arrays and area models.
- Nemeth code/formatting
- Multiplication and division facts
- Tactile discrimination
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Math teacher will give examples to TVI and tactile representations will be made on embosser or thermoform machine in advance to incorporate into the lesson.
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Nemeth formatting will be taught and practiced with TVI before the lesson.
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VI instructional assistant and/or TVI will share and explain tactile graphics with the math teacher the morning before the lesson.
Functional skills, such as listening skills and following multi-step directions can be incorporated into the lesson.
By CQueen
