The Effectiveness of Touch Math to Teach Number-Object Matching Via Simultaneous Prompting on a Tablet Computer

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Touch Math to teach number- object matching by using simultaneous prompting via the software entitled “Let’s Learn the Numbers by Touching” prepared to use in mobile environments to children with mild intellectual disabilities. Besides, this study investigated the generalization and maintenance of the skills that were taught following the implementation and opinions of the mothers of the students. A total of three students with mild intellectual disabilities (one girl, two boys) who attended a rehabilitation center in the city of Bolu participated in this study. Multiple probe with probe trials design across participants was used in this research. The findings of the study demonstrated that children with mild intellectual disabilities acquired, maintained the number-object matching by using simultaneous prompting via the software. The findings obtained from the interviews with the mothers demonstrated that their opinions towards “Let’s Learn Numbers by Touching” were positive. They thought that this procedure was effective in terms of number-object matching.