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Calculators can help students with disabilities explore math concepts. In the early grades, students can use them to test number concepts such as counting (using the automatic constant to add 1 repeatedly), number relationships (more than, less than), and magnitudes (100 is much larger than 10). When kids struggle with basic math, it slows them down in class and on homework. It also puts up a roadblock to learning more advanced math concepts. A calculator is a support that helps bridge this gap. It lets students continue to work on the same things their classmates are working on. When kids are practicing or being graded on doing an operation, they need to understand the process and show it step by step. So in this case, for kids who get formal supports, I’d word the accommodation this way: “The calculator should be available for support unless the operation is the objective.”

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Calculators can help students with disabilities explore math concepts. In the early grades, students can use them to test number concepts such as counting (using the automatic constant to add 1 repeatedly), number relationships (more than, less than), and magnitudes (100 is much larger than 10). When kids struggle with basic math, it slows them down in class and on homework. It also puts up a roadblock to learning more advanced math concepts. A calculator is a support that helps bridge this gap. It lets students continue to work on the same things their classmates are working on. When kids are practicing or being graded on doing an operation, they need to understand the process and show it step by step. So in this case, for kids who get formal supports, I’d word the accommodation this way: “The calculator should be available for support unless the operation is the objective.”

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