Abstract
An Algebra handbook of instructional strategies was created for the Learning Disabilities department staff at American River College in Northern California. The handbook is designed to be a resource tool that will allow Instructional Assistants and Learning Disability Specialists to better facilitate instructional strategies to students with learning disabilities who struggle in mathematics. The handbook provides a detailed step by step process for solving mathematical problems. Visual illustrations and tactile representations within the handbook will allow staff to present and apply basic mathematical concepts, concrete operations, relational thinking, and construct reasoning during instructional strategies sessions. The content of the handbook is the result of a comparative analysis between the current Algebra textbooks used at American River College to a teacher’s edition of Algebra. This handbook enables Instructional Assistants and Learning Disability Specialists be more effective and supportive in the process of helping students and helps to promote positive academic achievement through the use of best practices and learning strategies for students with learning disabilities at the postsecondary level.