Overcoming Difficulties with Number: Supporting Dyscalculia and Students who Struggle with Maths - Softcover

Bird, Ronit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848607113 ISBN 13: 9781848607118

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

In writing this practical book, Ronit Bird has drawn on her teaching and training experience to create teaching plans for key numeracy topics, aimed at those working with students aged 9-16.

 

 

She provides detailed strategies for teaching numeracy skills through a progression of practical activities and visualisation techniques which build the self-esteem of students who need extra help and give them a basic foundation in number. While the plans cover the National Numeracy Strategy, they can also be used in any setting where maths is being taught.

 

Topics covered include:

- games and puzzles for learning number components

- bridging

- multiplication

- division

- reasoning strategies

 

A bank of accompanying resources, games, activities and Su-Doku puzzles is available on the companion website for the book.

 

This is an ideal resource for both class teachers and maths subject teachers, and is equally useful for teaching assistants and learning support assistants

About this title

About the Author

Ronit Bird is a teacher whose interest in pupils with specific learning difficulties began with a focus on dyslexia. She qualified as a teacher at London University and subsequently gained a further qualification as a specialist teacher of learners with SpLD. While working with dyslexic pupils in a mainstream school, Ronit started to develop strategies and teaching activities to help support the learning of pupils who were experiencing difficulties in maths.

Ronit has taught in both primary and secondary settings, and has worked as a SENCO in both the independent and state sectors. As part of the Harrow Dyscalculia Project in 2006–2010, Ronit ran training courses on dyscalculia for subject leaders, teachers and teaching assistants, later working in an advisory capacity with participating schools across the Harrow LEA.

Ronit currently works as a teacher and continues to create and deliver professional development courses for teachers. Over the past few years Ronit has developed a growing interest in making demonstration videos for teachers and parents.

From the Back Cover

This book provides teaching plans for key numeracy topics, aimed at those working with students aged 9-16 in order build the self-esteem of students who need extra help and give them a basic foundation in number.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848607113
• ISBN 13: 9781848607118
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168