Touchpoint Math: To Tap or not to Tap

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Touchpoint Math To Tap or not to Tap

• Erin Jensen
• Fontain Basile
• Joni Peterson

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What is TouchPoint Math?

• Multisensory program used to teach basic
  mathematics.

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How Does It Work?

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TouchPoint Math

• Hypothesis
• Assumptions
• Purpose

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Limitations
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Literature Review

• Research supported the TouchMath Program.
• Most of the Teacher feedback was positive.
• Lack of information about student responses to
  the program.

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Method for Research

• Studies
• Inner-city all-womens university.
• Inner- city urban elementary school.

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Student Survey

• Were you taught TouchMath?

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Do you still use TouchPoints when adding,
subtracting, or performing any other math
computations?
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How Do You Use TouchMath?
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Were you taught any other method(s) to add and
subtract along with TouchMath?
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Is It Difficult to not use theTouchPoints?
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Teacher Survey

• Teacher response population
• Elementary special education
• Gifted k-5
• Elementary Resource
• K-3 and 5 grades

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What students do you teach it to?
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Do you feel your students will develop a
dependency on the TouchPoints?
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Teachers Opinions

• I think touch points are best used with students
  who do not understand other strategies.
• I do not like it to be taught to all students.

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Other Methods Used

• Finger
• Manipulative
• Rote memorization
• Number line
• Games
• Charts

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We conclude that

• There is a slight risk of dependency on the
  TouchPoints

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Recommendations
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Questions