Multi-sensory software is used in the classroom to allow students to use more than one of their senses. In doing this, students are actively engaged and as a result, have a better chance obtaining more information from the lesson.
Some common brands found in the schools are Touchmath and Powerdot Multiplication.
In subbing for various school districts, one of the urban school districts I'm continuously at uses this approach to teaching math. Although it may seem like it could get kind of hectic, with repetition of the principles, students are able to use it as a quick approach to addition, subtraction, and multiplication. These processes can take a long time the older way, but Touchmath invented this way as a new method to engage all students.
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