You can get a Mangold Nemeth teaching system through Exceptional Teaching Aides, but typically I just teach the symbols as they are introduced in the General Education Math Curriculum. Initially I previewed them with the student before they appeared in the textbook. Now that my braille student is older when sometimes new symbols are introduced she figures them out through class discussion and the transcriber notes. If there are symbols that she doesn't understand or are tricky we discuss them during our resource time at the end of the day so she fully understands how to read them and how and when to write them before she has to do homework. Katie Culbertson Teacher of the Visually Impaired Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist West Central Joint Services 227-8542 WCJS 243-5510 WCJS Fax 227-4894 Robey 243-5714 Robey Fax Renee Holmes <rholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 12/07/2007 10:13 AM Please respond to duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc Subject [duxuser] Re: nemeth question - subtracting negative numbers What are teachers using to teach students the Nemeth code in public schools? Is there a series for math like Patterns is for Literary? Renee H. At 07:18 AM 12/7/2007, you wrote: I?m so glad I?m not in school today. When we did Nemeth, it was done simply. Deb B. From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [ mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Davey Hulse Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 2:56 PM To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [duxuser] Re: nemeth question - subtracting negative numbers the Nemeth rules are finicky about how that double minus may be written and how then it should be written in Braille. Look carefully at the font of the second minus sign. Is it in any way superscripted? More and more frequently negative numbers are showing up with that minus sign being in superscript. In that case, the negative sign needs to be supered. So, in Braille, the expression would be: 7-~-"1 with the tilde representing the superscript mark and the quote representing the baseline marker necessary to indicate that the superscript applied only to the minus sign. Davey Hulse, CEO Braille Plus, Inc. P.O. Box 3686 2659 Commercial Street Southeast Suite 264 Salem, Oregon 97302 Toll-free: (866) 264-2345 Phone: (503) 391-5335 Fax: (503) 391-9359 www.brailleplus.net Every Format. Every Day. And, Everything Right! ----- Original Message ----- From: Anthony Tibbs To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 11:45 AM Subject: [duxuser] Re: nemeth question - subtracting negative numbers Hi Katie, The person who indicated that you use only one subtraction symbol mustn't have realized that doing that would change the nature of the question. Mathetmatically speaking, 7 - -1 = ? is the same as 7 + 1 = ? You cannot "drop" one of the subtraction symbols, because it would change the nature of the question. Instead, you would probably be best to Braille it as 7 - (-1) = ? ... keeping both negative signs but putting the negative one in brackets. This is coming from someone who used Nemeth throughout high school and first-year university courses, but who has no official 'transcribers' training or anything of the sort. I do know, however, that you can't just "drop" a negative sign in the Braille and retain the same meaning! Take care, Anthony No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.14/1172 - Release Date: 12/5/2007 8:41 AM _____________________________________________________________________________ Scanned by Email Security Management Services. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments are from a sender at the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are intended for the named recipients and may contain information that is confidential or privileged under Indiana and federal law. Any error in addressing or sending this e-mail is not a waiver of confidentiality and does not consent to copying or distribution of this e-mail or attachments. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender of the error by return e-mail and delete this e-mail and its attachments. If there is a need to speak to the sender, please call [317] 243-8251. _____________________________________________________________________________