The Effectiveness of the Touch Math Program in Teaching Addition to Students with Math Disability

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the Touch Math program, and the Math Curriculum Based Measurements (M-CBM) on mastering the basic addition facts for third grade students with Math Disability (MD). A total sample of 44 third grade students participated in the study. This study presents a comparison of two groups: The Touch Math and M-CBM group, and the Touch Math group. The intervention was implemented for 16 weeks. The findings indicated that both groups of the study achieved higher scores in math achievement as a result of applying Touch Math program, but Touch Math program and M-CBM had better results compared to just Touch Math program on students performances during the intervention and follow-up phases. In addition, participants developed a positive increase/trend-line in their M-CBM addition skills because of using.