2 . Teaching Students with Special Needs to solve Word Problems

Many special-needs students have difficulty in learning words. Special-needs students often learn in different ways than students in classrooms. Some special ways might help them so they are able to understand how to solve it.

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Many special-needs students, such as those with learning difficulties, might benefit from computer games. Computers games solving word problems can be more interesting to students who do not learn well in traditional ways. Let your special-needs students partner up to play computer games, and you might see even more progress.

Draw Pictures

Special-needs students who have difficulty hearing or listening for long periods might gain word-problem-solving skills by drawing pictures to show the problem. Ask your special-needs students to draw a picture of the problem.

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Encourage your special-needs students to read the word problems out loud and discuss what they are about. Many special-needs students gain word-problem-solving skills when they are able to speak out the problem and think of possible answers.

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When special-needs students improve their reading skills, they might also improve their word-problem-solving skills. When the students are given homework to understand the difficult problems, they will be able to solve them. When your students understand what the math problem is to solve, they will give a right answer.