Numeracy and Learning Difficulties: Approaches to Teaching and Assessment

ISBN-13: 9781843121947 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 134 str.

Peter Westwood

Opis

By understanding why children struggle with maths, teachers are better equipped to provide effective support and nurture confidence in low-achievers. Numeracy and Learning Difficulties includes how to tackle common learning difficulties by following different teaching practices and principles, identifying gaps in students' knowledge and developing curricula that bridges these gaps, improves numerical literacy using problem-solving strategies and skills, and a handy checklist of benchmarks in achievement.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Developing Numeracy: Current Issues in Learning and Teaching; Chapter 2 More on Children’s Learning; Chapter 3 Improving Numeracy: General Teaching Principles and Practices; Chapter 4 Teaching Basic Number Skills; Chapter 5 Teaching Problem-Solving Skills and Strategies; Chapter 6 Assessment; Chapter 7 Recommended Resources;

O autorze

Peter Westwood