The Trouble with Maths: A Practical Guide to Helping Learners with Numeracy Difficulties

ISBN-13: 9780367862138 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 192 str.

Steve Chinn

Opis

Now in fourth edition, this award-winning text provides vital, pragmatic insights into the often-confusing world of numeracy. It provides a complete overview of the most frequently occurring problems associated with maths teaching and learning. It is an authoritative yet accessible one-stop classroom resource.

Spis treści

List of illustrations  1. Introduction: Mathematics Learning Difficulties and dyscalculia  2. Factors that affect learning  3. What the curriculum asks pupils to do and where difficulties may occur  4. Cognitive style in mathematics  5. Developmental perspectives. A pragmatic approach  6. The vocabulary and language of mathematics  7. Anxiety, attributions and communication  8. The inconsistencies of mathematics  9. Manipulatives, materials and visual images: multisensory learning  10. The nasties. Long division and fractions  Appendix 1 Further reading  Appendix 2 Checklists  Appendix 3 Resources  References and notes  Index

O autorze

Steve Chinn is a Visiting Professor at the University of Derby. He is also the author of More Trouble with Maths: A Complete Guide to Identifying and Diagnosing Mathematical Difficulties, 3rd edition and editor of The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties. He has lectured and trained teachers in over 30 countries.