Rehabilitation
At Home Rehabilitation Exercises
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43- Mathematical Reasoning
If you do not wish to create your own worksheets, they can be obtained at a local teachers’ resource center, local discount department stores, book stores [look for GED preparation workbooks], in Brubaker’s Workbook for Reasoning (yellow version) which can be purchased through The Speech Bin at 1-800-4-SPEECH or from American Guidance Service at 1-800-328-2560 or www.agsnet.com.
LEVEL 1 - You can create your own original worksheets for mathematics abilities using simple addition and subtraction problems; 1-column and 2-column problems. Start out with problems that do not require “borrowing” across columns in subtraction. As appropriate, add simple multiplication and division problems.
LEVEL 2 - Begin challenging the student with more difficult mathematical problems as age or previous education allows. Addition and subtraction of 3column numbers would be appropriate.
LEVEL 3 - Encourage the student to do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with a wide range of problems. Use decimal points and word problems calculating time and money issues.
LEVEL 4 - Alternate between these 4 types of mathematics more rapidly. Have plenty of each type on one page of problems to be worked instead of doing just addition or multiplication. Also encourage the student to work through more problems or for a longer period of time each time you work on this.
Taken from Tasks for Home-Based Cognitive Stimulation Program, the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of P M & R, Birmingham, AL. © 1998-2003 University of Alabama at Birmingham