From: "Denney, Brooke" <denneyb at cowley.edu>
Date: September 21, 2007 11:47:50 AM EDT
To: <specialtopics at nifl.gov>
Subject: SpecialTopics 699] Re: Components of Numeracy

In my advanced level adult education classes, I find that students  
need help understanding operations done with integers.  It is very  
difficult for them to understand addition and subtraction.  I have  
found that by using the manipulatives associated with AlgeBlocks  
helps build a level of comprehension needed for algebra.  Also, when  
teaching ideas of solving algebraic equations I have found the  
following website very helpful for virtual manipulatives:  http:// 
nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html .  This website has so many other  
mathematical concepts, that sometimes I just let the students explore.

Brooke Denney
ASE Instructor
Cowley College
P.O. Box 1147
Arkansas City, KS  67005
620-441-5596