Multiple representations in Mathematics Intervention

Abstract: In this talk, Auburn University Professor of Special Education Margaret Flores discussed how to make mathematics accessible to elementary students with disabilities and students who received Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) interventions. Using multiple representations assists students in developing understanding and procedural knowledge of mathematics concepts. Flores showed examples from research studies that include concepts such as multi-digit operations, place value and rational numbers.

Presenter Bio: Margaret Flores is a Professor of Special Education, head of the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling, and Special Education Program Director and Doctoral Program Coordinator at the Auburn University College of Education. Her research includes academic interventions for students with disabilities and students who struggle. She taught special education in resource and self-contained settings prior to working in teacher-preparation. Dr. Flores earned a B.A. in Psychology from Auburn University. She earned her M.Ed. and teaching certification from Georgia State University. She taught in the Atlanta area prior to earning her Ph.D. from Georgia State University. She taught at the University of Texas at San Antonio prior joining the faculty at Auburn in 2008.