Using General Education Mathematics Curriculum For Students with Learning Disabilities

Abstract

Special education mathematics curriculum does not address the common core standards as the general education curriculum does; therefore special education students receiving pull out mathematics instruction are performing poorly on standardized assessments. Participants in this study included a total of 13 seventh and eighth-grade students (2 girls, 11 boys) with learning disabilities receiving pull out mathematics instruction, in a rural Wisconsin village. During a 3-month study, participants received instruction using the general education mathematics curriculum. All students took a pretest and post-test to compare improvements made and to determine the success of the general education mathematics curriculum. Data was compared to of 10 general education peers using the same curriculum.