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represent one cent and are counted every time one is touched. He explained,
while Barbara interpreted, that the manipulative is used to round to the
nearest dollar as well as find correct change. Dana carefully touched the
Braille with her fingers, with her body leaning over the table and her head
about six inches above the slide on the left, orally reading the Braille
numbers. Her fingers continued to slide across the Braille on the main piece,
while "whisper" counting by five cents and then by dimes until she touched
the next dollar on the right slide. She did not expect a full explanation in how
the manipulatives were used. As a matter of fact, when Jim began to discuss
how the manipulative could help the students
add and subtract with
regrouping, Barbara looked at Jim with a smile and quietly laughed, "Just let
her do her thing. This is who she is, and she will eventually figure it out."
Image 2. Money Manipulative.
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