The Trouble with Maths: A Practical Guide to Helping Learners with Numeracy DifficultiesNow in its fourth edition, with updates to reflect developments in our understanding of learning difficulties in maths, this award-winning text provides vital, pragmatic insights into the often-confusing world of numeracy. By looking at learning difficulties in maths and dyscalculia from several perspectives, for example, the vocabulary and language of maths, cognitive style and the demands of individual procedures, this book provides a complete overview of the most frequently occurring problems associated with maths teaching and learning. Drawing on tried-and-tested methods based on research and Steve Chinn’s decades of classroom experience, it provides an authoritative yet accessible one-stop classroom resource. Combining advice, guidance and practical activities, this user-friendly guide will help you to:
With useful features such as checklists for the evaluation of books and an overview of resources, this book will equip you with essential skills to help you tackle your pupils’ maths difficulties and improve standards for all learners. This book will be useful for all teachers, classroom assistants, learning support assistants and parents. |
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... 10 The nasties: long division and fractions 162 178 Appendix 1 Further reading Appendix 2 Checklists Appendix 3 Resources References and notes Index 179 181 183 187 Illustrations Figures 43 45 46 51 53 53 59 61 Table of Contents.
A Practical Guide to Helping Learners with Numeracy Difficulties Steve Chinn. Illustrations. Figures. 43 45 46 51 53 53 ... figure? 5.1 The sheep counters 5.2 Images for number bonds 10 5.3 Number bonds for 100 with base ten blocks 5.4 Area ...
... figures depending on which tabloid newspaper you read as well as the research. Like all skills, if you cease to practise you lose the skill and few adults practise maths very often, especially topics such as fractions or algebra, after ...
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Contents
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2 Factors that affect learning | 24 |
3 What the curriculum asks pupils to do and where difficulties may occur | 47 |
4 Cognitive style in mathematics | 71 |
a pragmatic approach | 90 |
6 The vocabulary and language of mathematics | 110 |
7 Anxiety attributions and communication | 123 |
8 The inconsistencies of mathematics | 136 |
multisensory learning | 143 |
long division and fractions | 162 |
Appendix 1 Further reading | 178 |
Appendix 2 Checklists | 179 |
Appendix 3 Resources | 181 |
References and notes | 183 |
Index | 187 |
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The Trouble with Maths: A Practical Guide to Helping Learners with Numeracy ... Steve Chinn No preview available - 2020 |
The Trouble with Maths: A Practical Guide to Helping Learners with Numeracy ... Steve Chinn No preview available - 2020 |
The Trouble with Maths: A Practical Guide to Helping Learners with Numeracy ... Steve Chinn No preview available - 2020 |