What could help my blind friend learn math concepts in Algebra 1?

Question

My friend Kayla is great at English and everything else but math. She has a really hard time with it, not in learning basic things such as multiplication tables, but in fractions, percents, decimals, proportions, setting up equations...and she hasn't gotten to graphing yet. She's really worried about taking the graduation test, and I was wondering if anybody out there had any strategies for learning math concepts easier. She learns them, but its an extremely uphill battle, and after a little while she usually forgets what she learned. She has no trouble with her math textbooks, technology, calculators, or abacus, its just the math concepts that get her. In other words, being blind doesn't have a thing to do with it, its just that she has a learning disability in math. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

This is some strategies that might help her. You can try helping her yourself but I'd also show it to your teacher.

Answer 2

Best thing to do would be to talk to the teacher-he/she will be able to advise on extra tuition sessions, methods of remembering the tecnhiques and support during the test. She may not have a learning disability in maths she may just be one of millions of people who find maths a challenge, so be weary of treating her as 'special educational needs' in areas which she's not!