Dyscalculia : Action Plans for Successful Learning in Mathematics

by Hannell; Glynis

• ISBN13: 9781843123873
• ISBN10: 1843123878
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-31
• Publisher: David Fulton Pu

Summary

This book provides classroom and special education teachers with an overview of maths disorders, and provides a wide range of appropriate intervention strategies. It addresses the issues in a very direct and user-friendly way, and provides an invaluable resource for teachers, TAs, and parents to '¬Üdip into'¬". Although written in a very straightforward, accessible style, the book is pedagogically sound and will strike chord with professionals. It takes readers through the cognitive process that'¬"s underpins success in mathematics and gives examples of why difficulties occur in individual students. Readers are taken step-by-step through each stage of the maths curriculum and each section is followed by a comprehensive list of '¬Üaction plans'¬". The advice is down-to-earth and achievable.

Table of Contents

Understanding dyscalculia	p. 2
The biological basis of learning	p. 18
Making mathematical connections	p. 24
Assessment	p. 35
Individual differences and mathematics	p. 40
Confidence and mathematics	p. 48
Introduction to understanding the number system	p. 54
Counting	p. 57
Understanding the base 10 system	p. 64
Understanding place value in written numbers	p. 68
Composition and decomposition of numbers	p. 72
Order of magnitude of numbers and their relationship with each other	p. 76
Dyscalculia and operations	p. 82
Understanding algorithms	p. 84
Addition	p. 89
Subtraction	p. 98
Multiplication	p. 103
Division	p. 106
Learning number facts	p. 109
Measurement	p. 114
Rational numbers	p. 118
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