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Rethinking Disability and Mathematics

A UDL Math Classroom Guide for Grades K-8
First Edition
By: Rachel Lambert

Foreword by Megan Franke

The book introduces Universal Design for Learning for Math, a way to design math classrooms that empowers disabled and neurodiverse students to engage in mathematics in ways that lead to meaningful and joyful math learning.

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  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781071926031
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Series: Corwin Mathematics Series
  • Year: 2024
  • Page Count: 304
  • Publication date: April 15, 2024

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Every child has a right to make sense of math, and to use math to make sense of their worlds.

Despite their gifts, students with disabilities are often viewed from a deficit standpoint in mathematics classrooms. These students are often conceptualized as needing to be fixed or remediated. Rethinking Disability and Mathematics argues that mathematics should be a transformative space for these students, a place where they can discover their power and potential and be appreciated for their many strengths. Author Rachel Lambert introduces Universal Design for Learning for Math (UDL Math), a way to design math classrooms that empowers disabled and neurodiverse students to engage in mathematics in ways that lead to meaningful and joyful math learning. The book showcases how UDL Math can open up mathematics classrooms so that they provide access to meaningful understanding and an identity as a math learner to a wider range of students. Weaved throughout the book are the voices of neurodiverse learners telling their own stories of math learning.

Through stories of real teachers recognizing the barriers in their own math classrooms and redesigning to increase access, the book:

  • Reframes students with disabilities from a deficit to an asset perspective, paving the way for trusting their mathematical thinking
  • Offers equitable math instruction for all learners, including those with disabilities, neurodiverse students, and/or multilingual learners
  • Applies UDL to the math classroom, providing practical tips and techniques to support students' cognitive, affective, and strategic development
  • Immerses readers in math classrooms where all students are engaged in meaningful mathematics, from special education day classes to inclusive general education classrooms, from grades K-8.
  • Integrates research on mathematical learning including critical math content such as developing number sense and place value, fluency with math facts and operations, and understanding fractions and algebraic thinking.
  • Explores critical issues such as writing IEP goals in math

This book is designed for all math educators, both those trained as general education teachers and those trained as special education teachers. The UDL Math approach is adapted to work for all learners because everyone varies in how they perceive the world and in how they approach mathematical problem solving. When we rethink mathematics to include multiple ways of being a math learner, we make math accessible and engaging for a wider group of learners.

Author(s)

Author(s)

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Rachel Lambert

Rachel Lambert is an Associate Professor in Special Education and Mathematics Education at the University of California Santa Barbara. Before becoming a professor, she worked for over 10 years as both a special education and a general education inclusion teacher in New York City and Los Angeles. Dr. Lambert researches how students of color with disabilities construct identities as math learners and the role of emotions in mathematics. She also researches UDL in the area of mathematics, as well as neurodiversity in mathematics. Her goal is to increase access to meaningful mathematics for students with disabilities.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Dedication


Foreword by Megan Franke


Preface


Acknowledgments


Chapter 1: Trust in Their Thinking


Part 1: Shifting Our Conceptions


Chapter 2: Rethinking Disability


Chapter 3: Rethinking Mathematics


Chapter 4: Beyond the Binary Choice of Inquiry vs. explicit instruction


Part 2: Defining UDL Math


Chapter 5: What Is Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Math?


Chapter 6: Designing with UDL Math


Part 3: Design in Action: Classroom Stories


Chapter 7: Investing in Core Ideas


Chapter 8: Designing to Support Language Variability


Chapter 9: Designing for Understanding of Mathematical Models


Chapter 10: Designing for Fact Fluency


Chapter 11: Developing Student Strategies Through Number Strings


Chapter 12: Supporting Relationships and Community in Math Class


Chapter 13: Connecting Multiple Representations


Chapter 14: Rethinking Assessment for Equity


Chapter 15: Reimagining Math Goals in Individual Education Plans


Appendix A: Core Ideas in K-8 Mathematics Aligned with Teaching Practices


Appendix B: Barriers and Supports in Math Class from a Neurodiverse Perspective


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