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Vedic Mathematics - an Instructional Strategy for enhancing Mental Computation among Visually Challenged Students
Author Names : Dr. Smitha S,
Volume 2 Issue 3
Abstract
The present paper shares the experiences of an initiative taken towards developing skills among Visually Challenged Students through our intellectual traditions of Vedic Mathematics. Visually Challenged are a potential Human Resource. It is time to look at them in that light. Our perspective needs to shift from merely providing for them to investing in them. There is an urgent need for investing and upgrading the education that the blind child receives. These blind children need to grow up with dreams and desires to be part of the mainstream rather than to be reconciled to a reserved position in the Public Sector. In visually impaired children, this exercise could start with the learning of the rich treasure of Vedic Mathematics. The findings indicate that instructional strategies based on Vedic Mathematics Mental Computation for blind children can help to support and develop their intellectual capabilities, thus helping to close the gap between sighted and blind children.
Keywords: Vedic Mathematics, Mental Computation, Visually Challenged.
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