Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Advance Access originally published online on December 6, 2005
The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 2006 11(2):262-266; doi:10.1093/deafed/enj019
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Math in Motion: Origami Math for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
National Institute of Education, Singapore
This article aims to provide an overview of the use of origami in teaching mathematics to deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The author posits that in both the general and special education settings, origami can be very useful for students who are deaf and hard of hearing as many of them need to see and feel to learn and are likely to be concrete learners. Suggestions about how to conduct an origami math lesson for deaf and hard-of-hearing students are included in this article.
Correspondence should be sent to Kaili Chen, 1 Nanyang Walk, ECSE, National Institute of Education, Singapore 637616 (e-mail: klchen{at}nie.edu.sg).
Received September 1, 2005; revised October 27, 2005; accepted October 31, 2005