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During the initiation of the remedial plan:  Well begin discussing the + sign and how it indicates to add two r more numbers to arrive at a new number.  Utilizing an addition video that he likes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkqQROiAXx8

We’ve used number lines, manipulatives and fingers to add up to 10. We utilized PowerPoint math fluency games to review our addition up to 10 and now we’re looking into building on our previous math knowledge to expand our addition up to 20. I’m utilizing his interest of the solar system to build interest as well as expand his level of being on task.  Currently, he’s on task for 4-5 mins without getting out of his seat of distracting himself or others by talking about non-related math topics.

Because he is a student who has ADHD and OHI, I know that asking him to complete and focus on a task for more than 10 mins is unattainable right now. So, I’m striving for 7-10 minutes of being on task. As I stated in my Case Selection, I’m going to use his interest of the solar to help aide in building his focus and on task behaviors.

I’m using rocket and planet erasers to use for manipulative as well as alien men.

For some addition problems, we will create them by using space stampers to stamp out how may we have of each and then add how many we have together. I want him to see a visual of the number of spaceships and moons we have together.

For example:

| Let’s add 3 spaceships and 4 moons. How many do we have together?  I want him to be able to focus in on the number of stamps we need to make for each and then for him to process that we need to add them together to arrive at our answer.  I think being able to physically make stamps will aide in his ability to compute the problem to arrive at his answer.

I will also allow him to play math interactive games to show his knowledge of the calculating numbers quickly. It's a planet math game. http://www.smartygames.com/igre/math/fighterMath.html

On our assessment days, I want to write math addition problems on the back of solar system puzzles, that he needs to complete by adding the correct number in order to match the correct piece.

For rewards, I will utilize solar system stickers as well as play his favorite solar system songs during breaks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQrlgH97v94

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Focus: Incorporating interest to increase math engagement and math knowledge.

Grade Level- 1st grade Special Education

Unit: Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Ongoing)

Topic: Add and Subtract Within 20 (Ongoing)

Topic Description:

Students will learn how to add and subtract within 20

Math Standard: MA.EE.1.OA.5.a Use manipulatives or visual representations to indicate the number that results when adding one more.

Remedial Plan:

Focusing on increasing engagement of math task and starting tasks quicker. I want to use his interest of the solar system to help him become more engaged during his math time.

Baseline: Collect data on duration of being on task and latency of how long it takes him to start the task demand.

Intervention: utilizing solar system materials to encourage engagement. i.e. sun and moon erasers, handheld items revolving around the solar system, solar system math games, and solar system math songs

After Intervention: Take data on duration of on task behaviors and latency of how long it takes him to begin task with 1 or less verbal prompts.

Goal: To see if using items that interest him, increasing his engagement during math lessons and if it increases his ability to add math concepts.

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I currently work at a Tier 3 school or the most restrictive placement school.  We service children throughout the St. Louis area, students who resides in Illinois and students from surrounding St. Louis areas (i.e. Warrenton, Union, and Fox). The students I teach  have Autism, OHI, Fragile X, etc. These students exhibit behaviors that impede their learning in ways where their school districts can’t provide services to them. For my project struggle, I’m focusing on one of my students that struggles with focus and impulsivity. He is a 1st grade student who has a deep interest in the solar system. He struggles with printing is numbers (he writes some backwards: 3, 7, 9). He thrives off competitive games, even though he needs extra processing times, and this causes him to become frustrated and he tells everyone that they’re cheating. He loves blocks and counting with manipulatives. He needs 1:1 assistance throughout the day to ensure he’s on task, which can be hard at times due to the complexity of diverse behaviors within the class.  He tends to ask for help to do all his work for him, in order to be done with the assignment. We redirect him and ask him to try and ask for assistance when he gets stuck, not to complete it for him.

We’re currently working on his goal of adding up to 20. He struggles with memorization and needs manipulative to aid him with math concepts.  Currently, he can add to 10, utilizing manipulatives, fingers and number lines. He struggles with adding 2 digits to 1-digit numbers to add up to 20. We’ve using blocks of different colors to compute the problems, but he tends to lose focus on numbers higher than 10. My focus on for this PS will be using motivators/interests to improve math engagement. Because of his deep interest in the Solar system, I want to use that interest to improve his math engagement. I want to come up with different motivators surrounding the solar system to help with his engagement from manipulatives to hands on projects. I would like my goal of improvement is to be able to stay on task for at least 7 minutes, to be able to add up to 15, and to find out if using his interest helped him become more engaged in lessons and improve his relationship with math.

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After observing my students during a hectic week of classroom changes, I went from 9 students to 6 students and will have 7 on Tuesday (constant change). But anyway, I teach pre-k - 4th grade and because of this I teach 3 different levels of math. I have one group that is purely identifying numbers, another group is being introduced to addition and subtraction and the other group is adding up to and down from 20. I decided to focus on the 3rd group due to them having less behaviors that impede their learning. I have one student in group #3 that is very bright and is very interested in the solar system. He can name all the planets, asteroids, comets, etc... I want to focus on him. I want to focus on him because he struggles during math and I think it's due to not being as interesting as the universe. He loves counting and utilizing blocks as manipulators, he like using stories about the universe to aid in adding math concepts. For example, we once adding Jupiter and Saturns moons and that was the best engaging session, I received from him.  We connect on that, lol I love Math and Science and I want to use strategies to bridge the gap for him. I thought about focusing on improve math focus through various teaching strategies. I thought about using hand-on activities to improve math focus.

I decided to focus on using motivators/interests to improve math engagement. He is already highly motivated with scientific discussions and I want to use his interests to improve his math interests.