We can add, perhaps?

This session with my student we focused in on math skills.  The goal on the child's IST plan is to increase number recognition from 1-10 to 1-15 as well as counting from 1-10 to 1-15.  To work on this goal, the child and I practice on the iPad, the whiteboard and with physical flashcards.

Practicing during today's session, we utilized the First Grade Math app. On this app, my student has been able to practice counting with tangible animals.  Each lit animal dims upon his touch and the app speaks the next number in the counting sequence.  This has really helped to reinforce his counting skills.  We were then able to take this skill and transfer it to the IXL math app.  On the IXL math app the student was able to answer similar problems that look like the GCS unit post-assessments.

Today we then built upon this to work on our adding skills as well.  The addition aspect of this app allowed the student the opportunity to once again touch the lit animals and count both sides of the equation to determine the sum.  This provided the necessary tactile aspect the student needs as well as aids the connection between counting and addition.