TOUCH Math

Posted: October 12, 2010

TOUCH Math is a multisensory math tool that can be used to help students learn numeracy and operation strands of math. With TOUCH Math, students use their fingertips to learn the value of a number. Each numeral has a corresponding number of Touch Points (ie 2 has two touch points). Students are first taught the Touch Point placement for each number from 1 to 9. Following this, TOUCH Math counting is carried over to addition, subtractuion, multiplication and division. Students are taught first using concrete manipulatives and then move to counting on and counting back. Skip counting practice carries over to multiplying and dividing activities. This approach to math allows for students to use their tactile strength in math and also to concretely tell value of a number.