NYSTCE: Students with Disabilities Exam Prep

Category - Promoting Student Learning

Sophie’s short-term memory scores are below the 10th percentile, and she has difficulty remembering rote facts, such as multiplication tables. Which of the following strategies might help her?
  1. Increase flash-card drilling.
  2. Use a mnemonic device.
  3. Allow Sophie to use a calculator.
  4. Encourage Sophie to figure the problems out in her head.
Explanation
Answer: C-Many children with short-term memory deficits become discouraged when learning rote skills. Using a calculator or a times table chart will allow them to be successful at arithmetic tasks.
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