Mathematics for dyslexics and dyscalculics : a teaching handbook /
A seminal handbook in the field for more than 20 years, this new and updated edition of Mathematics for Dyslexics and Dyscalculics contains the latest research and best practices for helping learners with numerical and mathematical difficulties. + Provides a complete overview of theory and research...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex :
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.,
2017.
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A seminal handbook in the field for more than 20 years, this new and updated edition of Mathematics for Dyslexics and 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 classroom + Contains 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 lists + Written by two mathematics teachers with 50 years of teaching experience between them, much of it in specialist settings for students with specific learning difficulties + Offers effective teaching strategies for learners of all ages in a structured but accessible format. |
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| Item Description: | Foreword Chapter 1 Dyscalculia, Dyslexia and Mathematics 1 Introduction 1 Definitions of Dyslexia 2 Dyscalculia 5 The Nature of Mathematics 13 Chapter 2 Factors that may Contribute to Learning Difficulties in Mathematics 17 Potential Areas of Difficulty in Learning Mathematics 17 General Principles of Intervention 33 Summary 35 Chapter 3 Cognitive (Thinking) Style in Mathematics 37 Introduction 37 Qualitative and Quantitative Style 38 Cognitive (Thinking) Style in the Classroom Grasshoppers (Intuitive/Answer Oriented) and Inchworms (Step by Step/Formula Oriented) 40 Examples 42 Summary 48 Chapter 4 Testing and Diagnosis 49 A Diagnostic Test Protocol 51 Structure of the Diagnostic Protocol 52 Attitude and Anxiety 59 Thinking Style or Cognitive Style 60 Summary of the Test Protocol 60 Chapter 5 Concept of Number 61 Introduction 61. Early Recognition of Numbers and Their Values 62 The Language of Mathematics 63 Early Number Work 63 Visual Sense of Number 66 Visual Clues to Number Concept 67 Number Bonds/Combinations 68 Place Value 69 Number Bonds for 10 76 Numbers near 10, 100 or 1000 77 Summary 80 Chapter 6 Addition and Subtraction: Basic Facts/Number combinations 81 Introduction 81 Strategies for Learning/Remembering the Addition and Subtraction Facts 83 Overview 89 Subtraction Facts 89 Extension 90 Chapter 7 Rote Learning Strategies 91 Learning by Understanding 93 The Commutative Property 96 Learning the Table Square 98 Summary 115 Chapter 8 Computational Procedures for Addition and Subtraction 117 Estimation 118 Addition 118 Teaching Subtraction as a Separate Exercise 127 Chapter 9 Multiplication 133 Introduction 133 The Special Case of Multiplying by 10 and Powers of 10 133 Multiplication 136 Estimation 142 Extension 143 Chapter 10 Division: Whole Numbers 145 Introduction 145 Introduction to Division 146 Estimating 152 Division. By Powers of 10 154 Division by Multiples of Powers of ten 154 Conclusion 155 Chapter 11 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages: An Introduction 157 Introduction 157 Fractions 157 Decimals 167 Percentages 176 Overview 184 Chapter 12 Operating with Fractions 185 Introduction 185 Making Segment Sizes the Same 185 Comparing Fractions 188 Combining Fractions 191 Adding Fractions 192 Subtracting Fractions 197 Combined Additions and Subtractions 201 Multiplying by Fractions 202 Multiplying Mixed Fractions 205 Dividing with Fractions 207 Chapter 13 Decimals 213 Introduction 213 Addition and Subtraction 213 Multiplication and Division by Powers of 10 216 Division of Decimals 223 Summary 229 Chapter 14 Percentages 231 Introduction 231 An Image of Percentage 231 Summary 236 Chapter 15 Time 237 What are the Potential Problems with Time? 237 Reading the Time 239. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 346 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781119159988 1119159989 9781119159971 1119159970 |