The effectiveness of Touch math program for teaching subtraction among students at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders

The purpose of the current study is to expand the use of  Touchmath program and measure its effectiveness in solving subtraction problems using a multiple probe-single subject design across two female students at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders from primary grade level. All of the participants in the study had lack in their subtraction math skill comparing to students in their grade level. This study was conducted in the Eastern region of the Kingdom of  Saudi Arabia, in a primary public school that serve students with learning disabilities. The results of the study indicate that there is a functional relationship between Touchmath program and students solving subtraction problems, whereas the program helped to increase the number of correct responses in solving subtraction fact problem across participants. In general, the result showed that the parcticipants were able to generalize and mantin subtraction skill after using the program. The results also showed that Touchmath program has high social validity in teaching the skill of subtraction in school settings. This study discussed several associated limitations and made several suggestions for future research and practice.
Keywords: Touchmath, Touchpoint, Math, Mathmatics instruction, Multi-sensory approach, Subtraction, Emotional behavioral disorders, EBD.