Using computer games as well as interactive visuals in the classroom, students are taught fractions, equations, comparisons and other math processes. Later, they learn the vocabulary and symbols that go with the subject matter. It's a high-tech version of the paper money and metal coins that instructors have long used to teach about currency.
The MIND Research Institute has developed software & games to teach math without use of language. Language is thought to be a barrier to math for many students.