Reading Manipulative Instructional Materials. They may be store bought brought from home or teacher or student made. I talk with students about why manipulatives help them learn math or any other subject.
They provide differentiated skills instruction and can supplement any core reading program. They can be used in all areas of math instruction teaching number and operations algebra geometry measurement and so on and across all grade levels. I precede discussions by giving children time to explore a manipulative.
Phonemic awareness hands on natural approaches are far more effective with young children so manipulatives are ideal for developing phonemic awareness.
These discussions are essential for first time users and useful refreshers to refocus from time to time. These discussions are essential for first time users and useful refreshers to refocus from time to time. I talk with students about why manipulatives help them learn math or any other subject. Comprehensive sets of manipulatives or cards keep students productively occupied working on individualized activities as small group or one on one instruction is conducted.
