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Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)

Question 1: Subtraction is the opposite of addition and so that is why the teacher is reviewing addition. The students need to know how to add and then know the basics of the numbers before starting to learn the subtraction for the numbers. The students discussed the different ways they learned how to add and those strategies can also be used for subtraction.

Question 2: Repetition is very helpful when trying to teach the students something new, with repetition they are repeating the same thing over and over to get it through their head. Repetition also helps the student comprehend what he or she is learning. Mnemonics are sometimes helpful when a student gets stuck and the mnemonic can help them work through the area that they are stuck on. Question 3: The teacher first has the students estimate by getting the students into small groups to discuss. This helps all the students get involved and state their opinion, this also helping with communication skills. The teacher asks for the students to estimate and think of what the answer might be without being able to actually measure. The teacher kept them engaged by having jobs for the leaders and giving them the responsibility of keeping others on task.