BRITTNEY KLAUSERKIMBERLY DEBOTH

BALL STATE UNIVERSITYAPRIL 23 , 2014

Schema Based Math Intervention

Case Information & Problem Description

Student: JohnnyGrade Level: 5Problem: Johnny can complete numerical

calculations and he has the ability to read adequately HOWEVER he cannot apply operations to solve mathematical story problems.

Example: Johnny can solve:

15 x 4 Johnny cannot solve:

How much money do you need to buy 4 pencils if they each cost 15 cents?

Goal of Intervention

Complete math word problems with 90% accuracy after 10 weeks of intervention

Measured by: AIMSweb Math CAP Weekly Progress Monitoring

Intervention Plan

Materials Needed Curriculum or teacher developed word/story problems Recording Sheet AIMSweb Access

Frequency & Duration 30 Minutes per session 3 times per week for 10 weeks Progress Monitoring: AIMSweb Math Cap once per

weekPerson Responsible:

Interventionist

Intervention Plan

1. Introduce word problem structures2. Present a word problem with one type of

structureStructure: Group or Combine (Two smaller parts make a

whole)Key words: altogether, together, how manyProblem: Kelly bought 3 apples and 2 oranges. How many

pieces of fruit did Kelly buy?

Visual Representation:

Intervention Plan

3. Guided practice: Present another problem of the same structure to the student-Complete 2 intervention sessions

4. Guided practice: Incorporate a mix of previously taught structures-Complete 2 intervention sessions

5. Independent practice-Utilize word problem strategy guide

Word Problem Strategy Guide

Problem Identification Restate problem in your own words Identify type of problem

Problem Representation Draw a visual representation Fill in the values from the problem

Problem Solution Solve the problem with learned strategies

Recording Sheet

Baseline Data & Progress Monitoring

AIMSweb Math Cap Standardized measure for general mathematics problem

solvingDuration: 8 minutesBaseline: three data points prior to interventionProgress Monitoring: Data collected once a

week for 10 weeks during the last session by the interventionist

Mathematic Domains for Grade 5 Numbers sense, operations, patterns & relationships,

measurement, geometry, probability, algebra

Schema Based Instruction Strategy

Schema-based instruction increased correct number of word problems Jitendra, A.K. & Hoff, K. (1996). The effects of schema-

based instruction on the mathematical word-problem-solving performance of students with learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 29, 422-431.

Teaching specific instruction strategies improves math skills for students with math disabilities Zheng, X., Flynn, L.J. & Swanson, H.L. (2013).

Experimental intervention studies on word problem solving and math disabilities: A selective analysis of the literature. Learning Disability Quarterly, 36, 97-111.