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Numicon builds a deep understanding of maths through a multi-sensory approach, developing children's fluency, reasoning and problem-solving. Numicon Big Ideas is a programme of additional sessions for small groups, focusing on key elements of the Primary maths curriculum for pupils not meeting age-related expectations in Upper Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (aged 10 upwards). The Numicon Big Ideas programme can be run in 12 weeks and lays the foundation for success at Secondary level as well as in end-of-Primary assessments. The Numicon Big Ideas teaching manual includes a teaching guide explaining how to run the programme most successfully, initial assessment, 48 step-by-step teaching sessions, and photocopy masters to support delivery. Supporting apparatus for a small group is available in the Numicon Big Ideas Apparatus Pack, ISBN 9780198421399.

Now 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:develop flexible cognitive stylesuse alternative strategies to replace an over-reliance on rote-learning for pupils trying to access basic factsunderstand the implications of underlying skills, such as working memory, on learningimplement effective pre-emptive measures before demotivation sets inrecognise the manifestations of maths anxiety and tackle affective domain problemsfind approaches to solve word problemsselect appropriate materials and visual images to enhance understandingWith 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.

Now 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:develop flexible cognitive stylesuse alternative strategies to replace an over-reliance on rote-learning for pupils trying to access basic factsunderstand the implications of underlying skills, such as working memory, on learningimplement effective pre-emptive measures before demotivation sets inrecognise the manifestations of maths anxiety and tackle affective domain problemsfind approaches to solve word problemsselect appropriate materials and visual images to enhance understandingWith 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.

Now in an updated third edition, this invaluable resource takes a practical and accessible approach to identifying and diagnosing many of the factors that contribute to mathematical learning difficulties and dyscalculia. Using a combination of formative and summative approaches, it provides a range of norm-referenced, standardised tests and diagnostic activities, each designed to reveal common error patterns and misconceptions in order to form a basis for intervention. Revised to reflect developments in the understanding of learning difficulties in mathematics, the book gives a diagnostic overview of a range of challenges to mathematical learning, including difficulties in grasping and retaining facts, problems with mathematics vocabulary and maths anxiety.Key features of this book include:Photocopiable tests and activities designed to be presented in a low-stress wayGuidance on the interpretation of data, allowing diagnosis and assessment to become integrated into everyday teachingSample reports, showing the diagnostic tests in practiceDrawing on tried and tested methods, as well as the author’s extensive experience and expertise, this book is written in an engaging and user-friendly style. It is a vital resource for anyone who wants to accurately identify the depth and nature of mathematical learning difficulties and dyscalculia.

Now in an updated third edition, this invaluable resource takes a practical and accessible approach to identifying and diagnosing many of the factors that contribute to mathematical learning difficulties and dyscalculia. Using a combination of formative and summative approaches, it provides a range of norm-referenced, standardised tests and diagnostic activities, each designed to reveal common error patterns and misconceptions in order to form a basis for intervention. Revised to reflect developments in the understanding of learning difficulties in mathematics, the book gives a diagnostic overview of a range of challenges to mathematical learning, including difficulties in grasping and retaining facts, problems with mathematics vocabulary and maths anxiety.Key features of this book include:Photocopiable tests and activities designed to be presented in a low-stress wayGuidance on the interpretation of data, allowing diagnosis and assessment to become integrated into everyday teachingSample reports, showing the diagnostic tests in practiceDrawing on tried and tested methods, as well as the author’s extensive experience and expertise, this book is written in an engaging and user-friendly style. It is a vital resource for anyone who wants to accurately identify the depth and nature of mathematical learning difficulties and dyscalculia.

How to Teach Maths challenges everything you thought you knew about how maths is taught in classrooms. Award-winning author Steve Chinn casts a critical eye over many of the long-established methods and beliefs of maths teaching. Drawing from decades of classroom experience and research, he shows how mathematics teaching across the whole ability range can be radically improved by learning from the successful methods and principles used for the bottom quartile of achievers: the outliers. Chinn guides readers through re-adjusting the presentation of maths to learners, considering learners’ needs first, and explains the importance of securing early learning to create a conceptual foundation for later success.This highly accessible book uses clear diagrams and examples to support maths teachers through many critical issues, including the following: The context of maths education today Topics that cause students the most difficulty Effective communication in the mathematics classroom Addressing maths anxietyThe perfect resource for maths teachers at all levels, this book is especially useful for those wanting to teach the foundations of mathematics in a developmental way to learners of all ages and abilities. It has the potential to change the way maths is taught forever.

How to Teach Maths challenges everything you thought you knew about how maths is taught in classrooms. Award-winning author Steve Chinn casts a critical eye over many of the long-established methods and beliefs of maths teaching. Drawing from decades of classroom experience and research, he shows how mathematics teaching across the whole ability range can be radically improved by learning from the successful methods and principles used for the bottom quartile of achievers: the outliers. Chinn guides readers through re-adjusting the presentation of maths to learners, considering learners’ needs first, and explains the importance of securing early learning to create a conceptual foundation for later success.This highly accessible book uses clear diagrams and examples to support maths teachers through many critical issues, including the following: The context of maths education today Topics that cause students the most difficulty Effective communication in the mathematics classroom Addressing maths anxietyThe perfect resource for maths teachers at all levels, this book is especially useful for those wanting to teach the foundations of mathematics in a developmental way to learners of all ages and abilities. It has the potential to change the way maths is taught forever.

Mathematics plays an important part in every person’s life, so why isn’t everyone good at it? The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties brings together commissioned pieces by a range of hand-picked influential, international authors from a variety of disciplines, all of whom share a high public profile. More than fifty experts write about mathematics learning difficulties and disabilities from a range of perspectives and answer questions such as:What are mathematics learning difficulties and disabilities?What are the key skills and concepts for learning mathematics?How will IT help, now and in the future?What is the role of language and vocabulary?How should we teach mathematics?By posing notoriously difficult questions such as these and studying the answers The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties is the authoritative volume and is essential reading for academics in the field of mathematics. It is an incredibly important contribution to the study of dyscalculia and mathematical difficulties in children and young adults.

Dyscalculia and Numeracy: New Strategies for Helping Dyscalculic Students Master Math presents a groundbreaking framework for addressing dyscalculia and numeracy challenges.Drawing on Professor Mahesh Sharma’s extensive research, this book introduces the CPVA/S model—an evolution of the CPA model—that integrates cognitive development, effective questioning, and language strategies to foster deep mathematical understanding, helping to ensure that all students, regardless of learning difficulties, can master numeracy. The book provides diagnostic tools for early intervention and practical strategies to build confidence, prevent math anxiety, and ensure long-term success. This text is more than a guide for dyscalculia; it offers transformative solutions for all students.By addressing the root causes of learning difficulties, it equips educators, parents, and researchers with actionable strategies to help children thrive in mathematics and develop a love for learning.

Dyscalculia and Numeracy: New Strategies for Helping Dyscalculic Students Master Math presents a groundbreaking framework for addressing dyscalculia and numeracy challenges.Drawing on Professor Mahesh Sharma’s extensive research, this book introduces the CPVA/S model—an evolution of the CPA model—that integrates cognitive development, effective questioning, and language strategies to foster deep mathematical understanding, helping to ensure that all students, regardless of learning difficulties, can master numeracy. The book provides diagnostic tools for early intervention and practical strategies to build confidence, prevent math anxiety, and ensure long-term success. This text is more than a guide for dyscalculia; it offers transformative solutions for all students.By addressing the root causes of learning difficulties, it equips educators, parents, and researchers with actionable strategies to help children thrive in mathematics and develop a love for learning.

A seminal handbook in the field for more than 20 years, this new and updated edition of Mathematics for Dyslexicsand Dyscalculics contains the latest research and best practices for helping learners with numerical and mathematical difficulties. Provides a complete overview of theory and research in the fields of dyslexia and dyscalculia, along with detailed yet pragmatic methods to apply in the classroomContains enhanced coverage of place value and the role of the decimal point, why fractions can challenge a developed logic for arithmetic, and the complexity of time along with new material on addressing anxiety, fear, motivation, and resilience in the classroom; and links to new resources including standardized tests and recommended reading listsWritten by two mathematics teachers with 50 years of teaching experience between them, much of it in specialist settings for students with specific learning difficultiesOffers effective teaching strategies for learners of all ages in a structured but accessible format

Mathematics plays an important part in every person’s life, so why isn’t everyone good at it? The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties brings together commissioned pieces by a range of hand-picked influential, international authors from a variety of disciplines, all of whom share a high public profile. More than fifty experts write about mathematics learning difficulties and disabilities from a range of perspectives and answer questions such as: What are mathematics learning difficulties and disabilities? What are the key skills and concepts for learning mathematics? How will IT help, now and in the future? What is the role of language and vocabulary? How should we teach mathematics?By posing notoriously difficult questions such as these and studying the answers The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties is the authoritative volume and is essential reading for academics in the field of mathematics. It is an incredibly important contribution to the study of dyscalculia and mathematical difficulties in children and young adults.

Written by a world authority on maths difficulties in children, this accessible guide provides tried and tested visual strategies and tailored techniques to help teachers and parents support children with SpLDs who need help with maths.Drawing on the latest research, into areas such as cognition and meta-cognition, along with the authors' decades of teaching experience, the book offers insight into how maths learning difficulties, including dyslexia, dyscalculia and maths anxiety, make maths difficult. Each chapter looks at foundational areas of maths learning that children may struggle with, from early number experiences to basic addition and subtraction, times tables, measurement and more. Essential reading for any teacher, learning assistant or parent supporting children with maths.