Denna studie har undersökt på vilket sätt elevers slöjdarbete kan stödja elevers lärandei matematik. Studien utgår ifrån det s.k. sociokulturella perspektivet där kunskap ochlärande utvecklas i samspelet mellan människor och där situationella betingelser ochspråket spelar en central roll för kunskapsutvecklingen. Studien bygger på enkvalitativ undersökning med inspiration från den metod som på engelska benämnsgrounded theory. Det empiriska materialet utgörs av observationer av eleversslöjdarbeten i textilslöjdens årskurs 3-9.

The purpose of my examination work was to show the need for support for students with another mother-tongue than Swedish, so that these students would be able to get through mathematics tuition better. To achieve this purpose, I chose to start from the perspective that presented itself at interviews with two class teachers and two mother-tongue supervisors. I also chose to use the qualitative research interview as study method, as I tried to understand those informing me in a thorough and in-depth way. In my study I have had a sociocultural perspective as starting point where the conceptions teaching, language and communication, support and individualizing are central for the development of knowledge. The questions for my study during this process were as follows: What difficulties, according to the teachers interviewed can occur for second language students in mathematics? What ways and methods of working do the teachers chosen give priority to, so that   the second language students` results in mathematics will improve? The results from my interviews show that the difficulties with mathematics for second anguage students can be perceived as being dependent on a combination of reasons, where amongst other things language plays a central part.